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When a falling meteoroid is at a distance above the Earth's surface of 2.60 times the Earth's radius

When a falling meteoroid is at a distance above the Earth's surface of 2.60 times the Earth's radius, what is its acceleration due to the Earth's gravitation?

_______ m/s2 towards earth



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The expression for the accelerati on due to te Earths gravitation is GM 9.80 m/s (2.60R (2.60) = 1.45 m/s2

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