How far above the planets surface are they orbiting

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Astronauts put their spaceship into orbit about a planet. They find that the acceleration of gravity at their orbital altitude is one fourth that at the planet's surface. How far above the planet's surface are they orbiting? Answer in terms of the planet's radius.

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