The complete question is;
The gravitational force between two objects is ______ proportional to the products of the masses and _______ proportional to the square of the distance between them.
Answer:
First dash is directly
Second dash is inversely
Explanation:
From Newton's law of gravitation the gravitational force is given by the equation;
F = GMm/r²
Where:
F is gravitational force
M and m are two masses representing the two objects
r is the distance between them
G = universal gravitational constant
Thus, if we are to write it in proportion format, we will have;
F ∝ Mm/r²
From this proportion relationship, we can see that the Gravitational force is directly proportional to the products of the two masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.
