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Is the acceleration due to gravity of earth g a constant ? Discuss.
Calculate the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of a satellite having a mass of `7.4 xx 10 ^(22)` and a radius of `7.4 xx 10 ^(22)` kg and a radius of `1.74 xx 10^(6)m G(=6.7 xx 10 ^(11) Nm^(2)//kg ^(2)`).Which satellite do you think it could be ?

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(a) No (b) `1.63 m//s^(2)`
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