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[SOLVED] Gravity question
Calculate how far an astronaut would need to be away above the Earth in order for his weight to be 0.01 his weight on the Earth's surface.
g = GM/r^2
F = GMm/r^2
I have no correct way to solve this. However the answer is 1.93x10^5 Km
Would anyone please kindly show how the answer is worked out?
Homework Statement
Calculate how far an astronaut would need to be away above the Earth in order for his weight to be 0.01 his weight on the Earth's surface.
Homework Equations
g = GM/r^2
F = GMm/r^2
The Attempt at a Solution
I have no correct way to solve this. However the answer is 1.93x10^5 Km
Would anyone please kindly show how the answer is worked out?