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What is the variation in acceleration due to gravity with altitude?
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Derive an expression for the gravitational acceleration at an altitude h above the earth.
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Show that the gravitional acceleration at a height h above the surface of the earth is (in usual notations) `g_h = g (frac(R)(R + h)^2)`

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