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Problem 43
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Section 4.1: Linear Approximation and Applications
Chapter 4: Applications of the derivative
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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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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,