At what height over the earth #39;s pole

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At what height over the earth's pole, the free fall acceleration decreases by one percent ........ $km$. (assume the radius of earth to be $6400 \,km$)

A

$32$

B

$80$

C

$1.253$

D

$64$

At what height over the earth's pole, the free fall acceleration decreases by one percent ........ $km$. (assume the radius of earth to be $6400 \,km$)

$g \propto \frac{{GM}}{{{r^2}}}$ $⇒$ $g \propto \frac{1}{{{r^2}}}$or $r \propto \frac{1}{{\sqrt g }}$

If $g$ decrease by one percent then $r$ should be increase by $\frac{1}{2}\% $

i.e. $R = \frac{1}{{2 \times 100}} \times 6400 = 32\;km$