Question 6

A missile weighing 400N on the earth surface is shot into the atmosphere to an altitude of 6.4 x \(10^{-6}\)m. Taking the earth as a sphere of radius 6.4 x \(10^{-6}\)m and assuming the inverse-square law of universal gravitation, what would be the weight of the missile at that altitude?

  • A.100N
  • B.200N
  • C.400N
  • D.800N
  • E.1600N
Objective

Question details

Exam body
WAEC
Subject
Physics
Year
1997
Question no.
#6
Type
Objective

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