Question

The distance between twin satellites that were originally 150 meters apart are now 300 meters apart. Which best describes the gravitational force between the twin satellites?
The gravitational force increased to F.
The gravitational force decreased to F.
The gravitational force decreased by a factor of 2.
The gravitational force increased by a factor of 4.

Answer 1

It follows that: The gravitational force decreased to F.thus, option B is correct.

Twin satellites that were 150 meters apart when they were launched are now 300 meters apart.

The gravitational force is as follows when the satellites are 150 meters apart:

F= g× m1m2/(150m)₂

Similar to this, the gravitational pull is as follows when the satellites are 300 meters apart:

F= g ˣ m1m2/(300m)₂..........(1)

based on eq (1) and (2)

Fe/ F'e= 4...........(2)

F'e= F c/4

As a result, there is a 1/4 reduction in the gravitational attraction between the twin satellites.

Thus, the appropriate choice is (b).

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