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Homework Statement
(a) Find the altitude above the Earth's surface where Earth's gravitational field strength would be two-thirds of its value at the surface. Assume re = 6.371 103 km.
km
(b) Find the altitude above the Earth's surface where Earth's gravitational field strength would be one-third of its value at the surface.
km
Homework Equations
m = (GMe/Re^2)
The Attempt at a Solution
Im not entirely sure the equation is right for this type of problem. I do not even know where to start for this problem.