Jave Answer Newton's Law of Gravitation, which we will study soon, is written as F=GmM/R2 where...

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Jave Answer Newton's Law of Gravitation, which we will study soon, is written as F=GmM/R2 where F is the force of attraction, m and M are any two masses, and R is the separation between them. G is Newton's constant of gravitation that has to be found by experiments. You can think of "force" as how much pull gravity exerts, just as Earth pulls you toward its center. Newton created the concept of "force" in physics and defined it by the effects it has on motion. That's most of what we study this semester. Suppose that we increased the separation of the masses, R, and did not change anything else. How different would the force between them become if the separation increased by a factor of 10 (10x)? The question is really about the math, but it is also to help you understand about an "inverse square" behavior that characterizes gravity. The force would be unchanged The force would be 100 times smaller The force would be 100 times bigger The force would be 10 times bigger The force would be 10 times smaller Jave Answer Newton's Law of Gravitation, which we will study soon, is written as F=GmM/R2 where F is the force of attraction, m and M are any two masses, and R is the separation between them. G is Newton's constant of gravitation that has to be found by experiments. You can think of "force" as how much pull gravity exerts, just as Earth pulls you toward its center. Newton created the concept of "force" in physics and defined it by the effects it has on motion. That's most of what we study this semester. Suppose that we increased the separation of the masses, R, and did not change anything else. How different would the force between them become if the separation increased by a factor of 10 (10x)? The question is really about the math, but it is also to help you understand about an "inverse square" behavior that characterizes gravity. The force would be unchanged The force would be 100 times smaller The force would be 100 times bigger The force would be 10 times bigger The force would be 10 times smaller

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