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PLEASE HELP! An object that weighs one pound on the surface of the earth weighs f(h)=16/(4+h)^2 pounds when it is h thousand miles above the surface of the earth. Give the linear approximation L of f(h) at h=0. Also, explain why the linear approximation is a bad mathematical model for heights above 2000 miles.

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