An object of mass 0.50 kg is transported to the surface of Planet X where the object's weight is measured to be 20 N. The radius of the planet is 4.0 × 10^6 m. What free-fall acceleration will the 0.50-kg object experience when transported to a distance of 8.00 × 10^6 m from the surface of this planet?
a. 240 m/s2
b. 1.11 m/s2
c. 10.0 m/s2
d. 4.44 m/s2
d
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