The height at which the acceleration due to gravity becomes ${g \over 9}$ (where $g=$ the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the earth) in terms of $R,$ the radius of the earth, is:
${R \over {\sqrt 2 }}$
$R/2$
$\sqrt 2 \,\,R$
$2\,R$
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