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The ratio between the values of acceleration due to gravity at a height `1 //km` above and at a depth of 1 km below the Earth’s surface is (radius of Earth is R)

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`(R - 2)/(R - 1)`

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`(R)/(R - 1)`

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`(R - 2)/(R)`

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