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07/01/2021 3:29 pm
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How does the force of gravitation between two objects change when the distance between them is reduced to half?
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07/01/2021 3:32 pm
Force of gravitation,
\(F \propto \frac{1}{R^2}\)
If R is reduced to \(\frac{1}{2}\)
\(F \propto \frac{1}{(\frac{1}{2})^2}\) i.e.,
\(F \propto \frac{4}{1}\)
The force of gravitation becomes 4 times more.