Newton's law of universal gravitation is represented by GMm F = r2 where F is the magnitude of the gravitational force exerted by one small object on another, M and m are the masses of the objects, and r is a distance. Force has the SI units kg · m/s2. What are the SI units of the proportionality constant G? s2 kg · s2 m2 s2 m3 m3 (kg · s2) m2 kg · s2 (kg · s2) m3 (kg · s2) m (kg · s2)

Newton's law of universal gravitation is represented by GMm F = r2 where F is the magnitude of the gravitational force exerted by one small object on another, M and m are the masses of the objects, and r is a distance. Force has the SI units kg · m/s2. What are the SI units of the proportionality constant G? s2 kg · s2 m2 s2 m3 m3 (kg · s2) m2 kg · s2 (kg · s2) m3 (kg · s2) m (kg · s2)

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