[121]Is it true that a person's weight increases when he goes from the equator towards the pole of the earth?

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The above statement is True.
When a body moves from the equator to the poles, its weight increases because the acceleration due to gravity increases.
The acceleration due to gravity is greater at the poles than at the equator because from the centre of the earth. The distance from the poles is lesser than the distance from the equator. We know,

w = mg

which implies that weight is directly professional to acceleration due to gravity. Hence, a body increases its weight when the acceleration due to gravity increases.
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Is it true that a person's weight increases when he goes from the equator towards the pole of the earth?

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