Answer to Question #253093 in Physics for Inday

Question #253093

Two bodies of the same mass are separated by a distance d. If their distance is increased by a factor of four then

the magnitude of the gravitational force, F, becomes

Expert's answer

It becomes 16 times weaker:

"F=GMm\/(4R)^2=GMm\/(16R^2)."

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