How far away from the surface of the Earth does the acceleration due to gravity become ½ of its value at the surface of Earth? It is at a (a) Distance equal to radius (b) Distance equal to half the radius (c) Distance equal to twice the radius (d) Distance equal to 0.414 times the radius

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