What is the observatory altitude

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Question: A sensitive gravimeter at a mountain observatory finds that the free-fall acceleration is 0.0065m/s² less than that at sea level (gsealevel = 9.83 m/s²).

Part A: What is the observatory's altitude? Assume Rearth = 6.37 × 10⁶ m.

Express your answer to two significant figures and include the appropriate units.

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