SOLUTION: the weight of an object varies inversely as the square of its distance from the center of the planet it is on. If a person weighs 180 pounds on a planet's surface, what is his weig
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Question 514988: the weight of an object varies inversely as the square of its distance from the center of the planet it is on. If a person weighs 180 pounds on a planet's surface, what is his weight 250 miles above the surface of the planet? The planet's radius is 7000 miles.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I can say
= weight of person
= distance from center of planet
= constant to be determined
given:
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250 mi above the surface:
His weight is 167.8 pounds
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