SOLUTION: Inverse Variation:
If a body is above the surface of the Earth , its weight varies inversely as the square of the distance of the body from the center of the Earth. If a man wei
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Question 1104872: Inverse Variation:
If a body is above the surface of the Earth , its weight varies inversely as the square of the distance of the body from the center of the Earth. If a man weighs 160 lb on the surface of the Earth, how much will he weigh 200 mi above the surface? Assume the radius of the Earth is 4000 mi.
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