SOLUTION: the weight of a body above sea level varies inversely with the square of distance from the center of the earth if a woman weighs 138 pounds when she is at sea level 3690 miles from

Question 1028422: the weight of a body above sea level varies inversely with the square of distance from the center of the earth if a woman weighs 138 pounds when she is at sea level 3690 miles from the center of the earth how much will she weigh when she is at the top of a mountain 4.2 miles above sea level
Answer by rothauserc(4718) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
weight = k / d^2
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138 = k / 3690^2
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k = 138 * 3690^2 = 1879021800
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weight = 1879021800 / (3690 + 4.2)^2
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weight = 137.686389193 approx 137.7 pounds
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