Physics · 2022
JEE Main · 25 July 2022, Shift 2 · Q46
An object is taken to a height above the surface of earth at a distance 5/4 R from the centre of the earth. Where radius of earth, R =6400 km. The…
An object is taken to a height above the surface of earth at a distance $\displaystyle \frac{5}{4} R$ from the centre of the earth. Where radius of earth, $\displaystyle \mathrm{R}=6400 \mathrm{~km}$. The percentage decrease in the weight of the object will be :
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$\displaystyle 36$%
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