Objects 1 and 2 attract each other with a gravitational force of 179 units. If the distance separating objects 1 and 2 is change

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d to four times the original value (i.e., quadrupled), then the new gravitational force will be ______ units.

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yaroslaw [1] · Answer 1 · 2022-10-25T05:08:56+03:00

Explanation:

Fgravity = G*(mass1*mass2)/D²

G is the gravitational constant throughout the universe.

D is the distance between the 2 objects.

the distance is now quadrupled.

Fgravitynew = G*(mass1*mass2)/(4D)² =

= G*(mass1*mass2)/(16D²) =

= (G*(mass1*mass2)/D²) / 16 = Fgravity/16

the new gravitational force will be 179/16 = 11.1875 units