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The value of acceleration due to gravity.


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a

Is the same on the equator and poles.

b

Is least on poles.

c

Is least at the equator.

d

Increases from pole to equator. 

answer is C.

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The value of the acceleration due to gravity is the least at the equator.
The value of acceleration due to gravity depends upon the mass and radius of the earth.
= GMR2
g = gravity acceleration
G = gravitational constant
M = mass of the earth
R = radius of the earth
“The radius of the earth is minimum at the poles and the values of g maximum at the poles”. Also, since “the radius of the earth is maximum at the equator, the value of g is minimum at the equator.”
 
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