Question 4 • 2003390-Physics 1 Honors Sem. 1 - Peters
Newton’s law of universal gravitation is F = Gm₁m₂/r², where r is the distance between the objects’ centers. The squared distance is in the denominator, so the gravitational force is inversely proportional to the square of the distance. For example, doubling the distance makes the force one-fourth as strong. The correct choice is “It is inversely proportional to the square of the distance.”
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