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The height vertically above the earth's surface at which the acceleration due to gravity becomes \(1 \%\) of its value at the surface is

  1. A 20R
  2. B 10R
  3. C 9R
  4. D 8R
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(C) 9R

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The acceleration due to gravity at a height \(h\) above the surface of the earth is given by the formula \(g_h = g \left( \dfrac{R}{R+h} \right)^2\), where \(g\) is the acceleration due to gravity at the surface and \(R\) is the radius of the earth. Given that…