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majormuss
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Homework Statement
An astronaut weighs 8.00 × 102 Newtons on the
surface of Earth. What is the weight of the
astronaut 6.37 × 106 meters above the surface of
Earth?
(1) 0.00 N (3) 1.60 × 103 N
(2) 2.00 × 102N (4) 3.20 × 103 N
Homework Equations
Gm1m2/r^2
The Attempt at a Solution
When I used my calculator it gave a completely different answer... am guessing I used the wrong formula, which should I use?