Acceleration due to gravity on the surface of Earth is maximum at the
Equator
Poles
Tropic of cancer
Tropic of capricorn
A
Tropic of capricorn
B
Poles
C
Tropic of cancer
D
Equator
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Poles Acceleration due to gravity is maximum at poles and minimum at equator as earth is not perfectly round and slightly flat at the poles. Thus, R for poles is least and g=GMR2
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