When a falling meteor is at a distance of twice Earth's radius (re = 6.436 106 m) from the surface of Earth,its acceleration due to gravity is approximately
A) 9.80 m/s2
B) 4.90 m/s2
C) 3.27 m/s2
D) 2.45 m/s2
E) 1.09 m/s2
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