Physics · 2012
NEET 2012 · Prelims · Code A · Q14
The height at which the weight of a body becomes 1 / 16^th, its weight on the surface of earth (radius R), is:
The height at which the weight of a body becomes $\displaystyle 1 / 16^{\text {th }}$, its weight on the surface of earth (radius R), is :
Official answer
(1)
$\displaystyle 3$ R
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