At what altitude above earths surface is the acceleration due to gravity equal to g/4

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  • Thread starter eagles12
  • Start date Apr 13, 2012

At what altitude above the Earth's surface is the acceleration due to gravity equal to g/3?

Homework Equations

ag=G Me/(Re+H)^2

The Attempt at a Solution

I solved for H and got H=√3 Re-Re using this i got 17*10^6

but it is saying this is not correct

Answers and Replies

At what altitude above the Earth's surface is the acceleration due to gravity equal to g/3?

Homework Equations

ag=G Me/(Re+H)^2

The Attempt at a Solution

I solved for H and got H=√3 Re-Re using this i got 17*10^6

but it is saying this is not correct

Can you show the details of your calculation? What value did you use for Re?

D H

I solved for H and got H=√3 Re-Re
using this i got 17*10^6

17*10^6 what? Distance isn't just a number. It has units. What are the units of this number 17*10^6, what units is the answer supposed to be in, and what value did you use for the radius of the Earth?

for re i used 6.37*10^6m the answer is also sopossed to be in meters i started with ag=g Me/(Re+H)^2 then plugged in 1/3*9.8=G Me/(Re+H)^2 I reduced that to ag=1/(Re+H)^2=1/3(1/Re^2) from there i got (Re+H)^2=3Re^2 Re+H=sqrt(3)*Re

H=sqrt(3)Re-Re

Your derivation looks okay, so you must be having finger problems with the calculator

At what altitude above earths surface is the acceleration due to gravity equal to g/4

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