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What is the ratio of the weights of a body when it is kept at a height 500m above the surface of the earth and 500m below the surface of the earth, if the radius of the earth is 6400km.

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0.306N
Loss in weight `= 2mgh //R = 2 xx 1000 xx 9.8 xx 100 //6400 xx 10^(3) = 0.306N`
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