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Given: Newton's Law of Gravitation shows that if a person weighs w pounds on the surf ace of the earth, then his or her weight at distance  from the center of the earth is 

  

The weight lost by a  football player flying in a jet at an altitude of  miles.  

 

Step-by-step explanation

Step 1.

As per question, 

Weight and  miles.  

Substitute and into the result from part (a) to obtain

 

   

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