The highest spot on Earth is Mt. Everest, which is 8850 m above sea level. If the radius of the Earth (to sea level) is 6370 km, how much does the magnitude of g change between sea level and the top of Mt. Everest? (G = 6.67 × 10-11 N m2/kg2, and the mass of the Earth is 5.98 × 1024 kg.)
A) 8.11 m/s2
B) 7.06 m/s2
C) 4.72 m/s2
D) 0.110 m/s2
E) 0.0273 m/s2
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