SOLUTION: The weight of a body on or above the surface of the earth varies inversely with the square of the distance from the body to the center of the earth. If a body weighs 25,000 pounds
Algebra ->
Customizable Word Problem Solvers
-> Misc
-> SOLUTION: The weight of a body on or above the surface of the earth varies inversely with the square of the distance from the body to the center of the earth. If a body weighs 25,000 pounds
Log On
Question 1202545: The weight of a body on or above the surface of the earth varies inversely with the square of the distance from the body to the center of the earth. If a body weighs 25,000 pounds at a distance of 100,000 miles from the center of the earth, how much would it weigh 5000 miles from the center of the earth? Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, greenestamps:Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) (Show Source):
The second distance is 5000/100000 = 1/20 of the first distance. Since the variation is inversely as the square of the distance, the second weight is 20^2 = 400 times the first weight.
(