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Question
The gravitational force between two bodies is directly proportional to the product of the masses of those bodies and is _______ of the distance between them.
Options
inversely proportional to the square
directly proportional to the square
inversely proportional to the cube
inversely proportional to the square root
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Solution
The gravitational force between two bodies is directly proportional to the product of the masses of those bodies and is inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.
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