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Calculate the force of gravity on the 0.60-kg mass if it were 1.3×107 m above Earth's surface (that is, if it were three Earth radii from Earth's center).

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The force of gravity is inversely proportional to the square
of the distance between the centers of the two objects that
experience the forces.

On the Earth's surface, we are 1 Earth radius from its center.
At 3 Earth radii from its center, the forces of gravity are

1 / (3²) = 1/9 (about 11%) as strong as they are on the surface.

The weight of the 0.6 kg mass is (mass) x (gravity) .

Weight = (0.6 kg) x (9.8 m/s²) x (1/9)

Weight = 0.653 Newton (about 2.35 ounces)

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