The accelerationdue to gravity for falling bodies is taken to be constant . Justify this in view of the fact that the distance of a falling body from the earth's surface keep changing.

  • The acceleration due to gravity is taken to be constant for the falling bodies from a height whose value is negligible compared to the radius of the Earth. It is approximately equal to 9.8 m/s^2.
  • But, when the bodies are falling from a great height whose value is comparable with the radius of the Earth, then the acceleration due to gravity is not taken as constant. It increases on moving towards the surface of Earth from a great height.

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