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If you had to calculate the mass of the earth , how would you do it ?

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If the acceleration due to gravity ( g ) , the constant of gravitation ( G ) and the radius of the earth ( R ) are known , the mass of the earth ( M ) can GM annoulated using the formula `g=(GM)/(R^(2)).`
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