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Gravity is proportional to 1/r^2 (r being distance), so you could take a stab at computing your ISS question with that info.

The centripetal force question is a little more challenging, but still in the realm of algebra. The complicated part is setting up the problem and understanding where the forces are coming from and if/how they cancel each other.



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