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At What Distance from the Center of the Earth Would R\mathrm{R}

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At what distance from the center of the Earth would one's weight be one third of that recorded on the Earth's surface? Let the Earth's radius be R\mathrm{R} .


A) 1.7R1.7 \mathrm{R}
B) 0.4R0.4 \mathrm{R}
C) 1.4R1.4 \mathrm{R}
D) 0.5R0.5 \mathrm{R}
E) 3R
F) R\mathrm{R}

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