Answer to Question #222000 in Physics for caleb villarreal

Question

The gravitational force between 2 objects is 54N. If the distance between them is tripled, what will the force be? 

Answer 1

The law of Universal Gravitation says

$$F=G\frac{m_1m_2}{r^2}\sim\frac{1}{r^2}$$

Hence, if the distance between objects is tripled, the force will be

$$F=\frac{54\:\rm N}{3^2}=6\:\rm N$$