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The radius of earth is about 6.38 x 10^3 km. A spacecraft with a weight of...

The radius of earth is about 6.38 x 10^3 km. A spacecraft with a weight of 7.20 x 10^3 N travels away from earth. what is the weight of the spacecraft at each of the following distances from the surface of earth?

a. 6.38 x 10^3

b. 1.28 x 10^ 4

c. 2.55 x 10^4

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Concept: find the acceleration due to gravity at a height above earth’s surface and use that to find the weight

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