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Newton's Law of Gravitation shows that if a person weighs w pounds on the surf ace of the earth, then his or her weight at distance  from the center of the earth is 

  

where  miles is the radius of the earth (Figure 10).

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As per question, 

Newton's Law of Gravitation shows that if a person weighs w pounds on the surf ace of the earth, then his or her weight at distance  from the center of the earth is 

  

we know that, 

 

 

 

   

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