According to Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation, if you triple the distance between two masses, the force they experience ...

A.

becomes one-third of the original.

B.

will be nine times larger.

C.

becomes one-ninth of the original.

D.

will also triple.

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Genevieve Mahoney

6 January, 10:57

According to Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation, if you triple the distance between two masses, the force they experience ...

A.

becomes one-third of the original.

B.

will be nine times larger.

C.

becomes one-ninth of the original.

D.

will also triple.

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Mcknight · Answer 1

Answer: C)

Explanation: This fact is related with the expression of the Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation given by:

F = G m1*m2/d^2

where G si the gravitational universal constant

d is the distance between masses

if we triple the distance, we have a resultant force dividing by 9 this means one-ninth of the original force.

According to Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation, if you triple the distance between two masses, the force they experience ...A.becomes one-third of the original.B.will be nine times larger.C.becomes one-ninth of the original.D.will also triple.

According to Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation, if you triple the distance between two masses, the force they experience ...

A.

becomes one-third of the original.

B.

will be nine times larger.

C.

becomes one-ninth of the original.

D.

will also triple.