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OpenStudy (anonymous):

How do mass and distance affect gravity?

Nnesha (nnesha):

bec the gravity amount possesses is proportional to its mass and distance between it and another object. if distance of the object is become greater then gravitational become smaller that is what i learn hope this help :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Force = (G*mass1*mass2)/r^2, where r is the distance between the 2 masses. and G is the gravitational constant. if i remember right.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

scratch that I meant r is the distance between the centers of the 2 masses. So you could say that mass and distance are proportional to the force of gravity exerted between the 2 objects. the force of gravity follows what we call the inverse square law.

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