Answer
For a uniform-density Earth, the value of g at half the Earth’s radius would be half the surface value, $5 \frac{m}{s^{2}}$.
Work Step by Step
This is discussed on pages 171-172, and shown in Figure 9.23.
Conceptual Physics (12th Edition)
by Hewitt, Paul G.
Published by
Addison-Wesley
ISBN 10:
0321909100
ISBN 13:
978-0-32190-910-7
Chapter 9 - Think and Explain - Page 179-180: 84
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