document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1158656>Question 1158656</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Weight varies inversely as the distance from the center of the earth. If a woman weighs 140 pounds at sea level (4000 miles from the center of the earth), how much would she weigh in a spaceship 250 miles above the surface 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 #781610 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><B>ikleyn(52777)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><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=ikleyn><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=781610\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> .\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The basic statement in your post is INCORRECT (as everybody knows who studied Physics, after Newton)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Weight DOES NOT vary inversely as the distance from the center of the Earth.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Weight varies inversely as the SQUARE of the distance from the center of Earth.\r<BR>\n" );
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