Compute the approximate acceleration of gravity for an object above the earth's surface, assigning accel gravity with the result

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Compute the approximate acceleration of gravity for an object above the earth's surface, assigning accel gravity with the result

. The expression for the acceleration of gravity is: (G * M) / (d 2), where G is the gravitational constant 6.673 x10-11, M is the mass of the earth 5.98 x 1024 (in kg), and d is the distance in meters from the Earth's center (stored in variable dist center).
Sample output with input: 6.3782e6 (100 m above the Earth's surface at the equator) Acceleration of gravity: 9.81

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maria [1K] · Answer 1 · 2026-02-19T06:40:36+03:00

Response:

Written in Python

G = 6.673 *pow(10,-11)

M = 5.98 *pow(10,24)

d = float(input("Enter distance: "))

g = (G * M)/(pow(d,2))

print("Calculated gravity acceleration: "+str(g))

Explanation:

The following line sets the gravitational constant

G = 6.673 *pow(10,-11)

This line establishes the mass of the Earth

M = 5.98 *pow(10,24)

This prompts the user to input the object's distance

d = float(input("Enter distance: "))

This calculates the gravity exerted on the object

g = (G * M)/(pow(d,2))

This line outputs the gravity acceleration without rounding

print("Calculated gravity acceleration: "+str(g))