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From what height off the surface of the Earth should an object be dropped to initially...

From what height off the surface of the Earth should an object be dropped to initially experience an acceleration of 0.92 g?

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In this question we have to find the height above the surface of earth where acceleration due to gravity is 0.92g.

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