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 Where does the acceleration due to gravity is larger, equator or poles of the earth? Why? 

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`implies` The acceleration of gravity g is larger at poles of earth because radius of earth near poles is less than the radius near equator by about 21 km and acceleration due to gravity `g prop 1/R_(e)^2` and  hence g is larger at poles than at the equator.
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