Question 12 • POP Physics 26/27
Gravitational force is proportional to the product of the two masses. Reducing each mass to one-third makes that product (1/3) × (1/3) = 1/9 of its original value. So the new force is 3600 ÷ 9 = 400 N, which is choice A, 400 N.
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