Essential University Physics: Volume 1 (3rd Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321993721
ISBN 13: 978-0-32199-372-4

Chapter 8 - Exercises and Problems - Page 141: 33

Answer

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Work Step by Step

We know that $\frac{g_2}{g_1}=(\frac{r_1}{r_2})^2$ This simplifies to: $g_2=(\frac{r_1}{r_2})g_1$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $g_2=(\frac{1}{1+0.5})^2(2.55)$ $g_2=10\frac{m}{s^2}$
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