document.write( "Question 976694: The radius of the earth is approximately 4000 miles. If a person weighs 160 pounds on the earth's surface, what would this individual weigh 8000 miles above the surface of the earth.\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #598544 by Fombitz(32388) You can put this solution on YOUR website! Your weight is a measure of the attractive force between you and the Earth and is inversely proportional to the square of your distance from the center of the Earth. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |