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Weight of a person at a height of 2R from the centre of the earth, where R is the radius of the earth-

A. remains same
B. becomes half
C. becomes twice
D. becomes one-fourth
Answer» D. becomes one-fourth
Explanation: The gravitational force is proportional to 1/R2, where R is the distance from the centre of the Earth. So at a height of 2R from the centre of the earth, the corresponding weight would be one-fourth of the original weight.
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