At what height h above the Earth's surface does the acceleration due to gravity become g / 9, where g is its value at the Earth's surface and R is the Earth's radius?

Physics · Gravitation · acceleration due to gravity and escape velocity

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At what height h above the Earth's surface does the acceleration due to gravity become g / 9, where g is its value at the Earth's surface and R is the Earth's radius?

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