Question

The force of gravity, F, exerted between two objects is equal to the product of the gravitational constant, G, the mass of the first object, m1, and the mass of the second object, m2, divided by the square of the distance between their centers, d. This is often used to determine the gravitational attraction between two massive bodies, such as planets, in space.

Answer 1

b. If you were a physicist trying to determine the gravitational constant and you were able to measure the force of gravity exerted between two objects, their masses, and the distance between their centers, how would you rewrite this formula?

Answer 2

The equation that this problem is referring to is:
\[\huge \text{F}_g= \text{G}\frac{m_1m_2}{d^2}\]Fg is the gravitational force of attraction
m1/m2 are the masses of any two objects
G is the gravitational constant
d is the distance between the two said objects

All you need to do is rearrange the equation so that instead of solving for Fg, you're solving for G. Basic multiplication and division.