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Please help with the following problems.

1. Calculate the force of gravity on a 65-kg person in the following:

a. at the surface of the Earth (R=6400km)
b. at twice the Earth's radius
c. at four times the Earth's radius

2. Plot this gravitational force with distance.
What pattern or relationship do you expect to obtain?
Does your plot conform to your expectations?

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1. Calculate the force of gravity on a 65-kg person in the following:

a. at the surface of the Earth (R=6400km)
b. at twice the Earth's radius
c. at four times the Earth's radius

2. Plot this ...

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