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Question
Write an expression for the gravitational force of attraction between two bodies of masses m1 and m2 separated by a distance r.
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Solution
`"F" ∝ ("Gm"_1"m"_2)/"r"^2`
Here G is a constant of proportionality called the universal gravitational constant.
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