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Radius of the earth is 6.4*10^3 km and the value of acceleration due to gravity on it surface is 9.8m/s^2.find the value of acceleration due to gravity produced on a meteor at the distance of 9850m from the earth surface.

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The acceleration due to gravity produced by a celestial body depends on its mass and the distance between the object and the center of the celestial body. The formula to calculate the acceleration due to gravity is g = (G * M) / r^2, where g is the acceleration due to gravity, G is the gravitational constant, M is the mass of the celestial body, and r is the distance between the object and the center of the celestial body.

To solve the problem, we need to find the mass of the Earth, which is 5.97 x 10^24 kg. Using the formula, we can find the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the Earth, which is 9.8 m/s^2. To find the acceleration due to gravity produced on a meteor at a distance of 9850 m from the Earth's surface, we can use the same formula, where r is the distance between the meteor and the center of the Earth. The acceleration due to gravity produced on the meteor is 9.67 m/s^2.
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