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What Is the Gravitational Field Strength at the Location of a Satellite

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What is the gravitational field strength at the location of a satellite that is orbiting the Earth at an altitude of 5,000 km?(G=6.67×1011 N m2/kg25,000 \mathrm{~km} ?\left(\mathrm{G}=6.67 \times 10^{-11} \mathrm{~N} \mathrm{~m}^{2} / \mathrm{kg}^{2}\right. , the mass of the Earth is 5.98×1024 kg5.98 \times 10^{24} \mathrm{~kg} , and the radius of the Earth is 6.38×106 m6.38 \times 106 \mathrm{~m} .)


A) 8.43 N/kg8.43 \mathrm{~N} / \mathrm{kg} .
B) 9.55 N/kg9.55 \mathrm{~N} / \mathrm{kg} .
C) 5.28 N/kg5.28 \mathrm{~N} / \mathrm{kg}
D) 6.33 N/kg6.33 \mathrm{~N} / \mathrm{kg} .
E) 3.08 N/kg3.08 \mathrm{~N} / \mathrm{kg} .

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