Universal Law of Gravitation Video Lessons

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# Problem: According to the universal law of gravitation, the force due to gravity is A) directly proportional to the square of the distance between objects. B) inversely proportional to the square of the distance between objects. C) directly proportional to the distance between objects. D) inversely proportional to the distance between objects.

###### FREE Expert Solution

Gravitational force:

$\overline{){\mathbf{F}}{\mathbf{=}}\frac{\mathbf{G}{\mathbf{M}}_{\mathbf{1}}{\mathbf{M}}_{\mathbf{2}}}{{\mathbf{R}}^{\mathbf{2}}}}$

Gravitational force is directly proportional to the mass of the objects

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###### Problem Details

According to the universal law of gravitation, the force due to gravity is

A) directly proportional to the square of the distance between objects.

B) inversely proportional to the square of the distance between objects.

C) directly proportional to the distance between objects.

D) inversely proportional to the distance between objects.