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The acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the earth will be maximum at ________ and minimum at _________

The earth is an oblate spheroid. This means that the radius is least near the poles and maximum near the equator. Since the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the earth is inversely proportional to the square of the radius, g is maximum at the poles and minimum at the equator.


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