How does g vary with height and depth?

I have posted this from another student's answer:

You must know that g (gravitational acceleration) = GM/r2

where 

G = Gravitational constant, 

M = mass of heavenly body and 

r = radius of the heavenly body.

g at height h = GM / (r+h)2 = GM / r2+h2+2rh

g at depth x = GM / (r-x)2 = GM / r2+x2-2rx

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Acceleration due to gravit(g) never varies.if an object is kept under the influence of gravity it is accelerated by 9.8m/s^2[g] and thevelocity of the object isthe thing that varies with height,depth.

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