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  4. Given below are two statements: Statement I: Acceleration due to earth's gravity decreases as you go 'up' or 'down' from earth's surface. Statement II: Acceleration due to earth's gravity is same at a height 'h' and depth ' d ' from earth's surface, if h = d. In the light of above statements, choose the most appropriate answer form the options given below

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Q. Given below are two statements:
Statement I : Acceleration due to earth's gravity decreases as you go 'up' or 'down' from earth's surface.
Statement II : Acceleration due to earth's gravity is same at a height '$h$' and depth ' $d$ ' from earth's surface, if $h = d$.
In the light of above statements, choose the most appropriate answer form the options given below

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Solution:

$g ^{\prime}=\frac{ g }{\left(1+\frac{ h }{ R }\right)^2} $
$g ^{\prime}= g \left\{1-\frac{ d }{ R }\right\}$
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Statement I is correct & Statement II is incorrect