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At a Given Point Above Earth's Surface,the Free-Fall Acceleration Is 7.8 m/s27.8 \mathrm {~m} / \mathrm { s } ^ { 2 }

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At a given point above Earth's surface,the free-fall acceleration is equal to 7.8 m/s27.8 \mathrm {~m} / \mathrm { s } ^ { 2 } What is the altitude of this point above Earth's surface? (G = 6.67 × 10-11 N ∙ m2/kg2,Mearth = 5.97 × 1024 kg,Rearth = 6.38 × 106 m)


A) 770 km
B) 970 km
C) 1500 km
D) 2000 km
E) 2400 km

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