Show that acceleration due to gravity at height h above the Earth’s surface is gh = g(R/R + h)^2

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Show that acceleration due to gravity at height h above the Earth’s surface is gh = g \(\left(\frac{R}{R + h}\right)^2\) gh = g(R/R + h)2
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