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प्रश्न
Find the height over the Earth's surface at which the weight of a body becomes half of its value at the surface.
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उत्तर
Assume that at height h, the weight of the body becomes half.
Weight of the body at the surface = mg
Weight of the body at height h above the Earth's surface = mg', where g' is the acceleration due to gravity at height h
\[\text { Now }, g' = \frac{1}{2}g\]
\[\therefore \left( \frac{1}{2} \right) \frac{GM}{R^2} = \frac{GM}{\left( R + h \right)^2} \left[ \because g = \frac{GM}{R^2} \right]\]
\[ \Rightarrow 2 R^2 = \left( R + h \right)^2 \]
\[ \Rightarrow \sqrt{2}R = R + h\]
\[ \Rightarrow h = \left( \sqrt{2} - 1 \right)R\]
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