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Let a body of mass m be placed on the surface of the Earth, whose mass is M and radius is R.
From equation (4)
Let the body be now placed at a height h above the Earth's surface. Let the acceleration due to gravity at
that position be g|.
By binomial theorem,
This shows that acceleration due to gravity decreases with increase in altitude.
Loss in weight at height h(h<<R)
From equation (7)
__________(7)
Consider a body of mass m, lying on the surface of the Earth of radius R and mass M. Let g be the
acceleration due to gravity at that place.
Let the body be taken to a depth d from the surface of the Earth. Then, the force due to gravity acting on
this body is only due to the sphere of radius R.
(R - d). If g| is the acceleration due to gravity at depth 'd'
Let the Earth be of uniform density r and its shape be a perfect sphere.
Comparing g| and g
If 'w' is the angular velocity of the Earth and f is the latitude of the place,