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    What Altitude Above Earth's Surface Would Result in Half Your Weight?

    thanks man I think I got it. I am sorry that I didn't understand. my brain has been fried lookin at this thing for a couple of days now. I appreciate your help
  2. J

    What Altitude Above Earth's Surface Would Result in Half Your Weight?

    ok so f = 6.67x10^-11 x 5.974x10^24/(6.371X10^6)^2 F then = 9.816
  3. J

    What Altitude Above Earth's Surface Would Result in Half Your Weight?

    Ok so I could just make up a mass and go with it from there?
  4. J

    What Altitude Above Earth's Surface Would Result in Half Your Weight?

    So if I set W1 = 80kg W2 = 40kg then cross multiplied it would sort of look like this? H^2 = 80kg * (6.371 X 10^6m)^2 / 40kg - (6.371 X 10^6m) H^2 = 4.0589 X 10^13 H = SQRT (4.589 X 10^13) H = 6371000m
  5. J

    What Altitude Above Earth's Surface Would Result in Half Your Weight?

    Um I don't think I understand. Flip them how like W2 / W1 = Re^2 / (Re + h)^2
  6. J

    What Altitude Above Earth's Surface Would Result in Half Your Weight?

    so more of what I am looking for is W1 (the weight you are on the Earth's surface) / W2 (half of W1) = Re^2 / (Re + h)^2?
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    What Altitude Above Earth's Surface Would Result in Half Your Weight?

    I don't know what the distance is it isn't given and I am so confused I have no idea where to even start and try and figure that out. Would that be the radius of the Earth then?
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    What Altitude Above Earth's Surface Would Result in Half Your Weight?

    Homework Statement At what altitude above the Earth's Surface would your weight be half of what it is at the Earth's surface? and I know that the mass of the Earth is 5.974 X 10^24 and the Radius of the Earth is 6.371 X 10^6 Homework Equations I know that F = GM1M2 / R^2 The...