document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1056251>Question 1056251</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Weight. The weight F of a body varies inversely with the square of the distance d between the body and the center of the Earth. If a man weighs 300 pounds 4,000 miles from the center of the Earth, how much will he weigh at a distance of 5,000 miles from the center of the Earth. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #671416 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=671416\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> F=k/d^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "300=k/(4*10^3)^2=k/1.6*10^7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "k=4.8*10^9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "F=4.8*10^9/(5*10^3)^2=4.8*10^9/2.5*10^7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=1.92*10^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=192 pounds. </SPAN>\n" );
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