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An object is taken to a height above the surface of earth at a distance 5/4 R from the centre of the earth.

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An object is taken to a height above the surface of earth at a distance 5/4 R from the centre of the earth. Where radius of earth, R = 6400 km. The percentage decrease in the weight of the object will be

(A) 36%

(B) 50%

(C) 64%

(D) 25%

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Correct option is (A) 36%

Hence % decrease in the weight = 36%

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