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Assuming the Earth to be a sphere of uniform mass density , how much would a body weight half way down to the centre of the Earth if it weighed 250N on the surface ?

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We know that `g^(1)=g_(0)(1-h/R)` at a depth'h' below the surface . Given , `h=(R)/(2)`
`g^(1)=g_(0)(1-1//2)=g_(0)/(2)`
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