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Two celestial bodies are in orbit. If one celestial body is 3x the mass of the other, that means it exerts 3x more gravitational force than the other body. True/False?

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

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Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

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Chapter5: More Applications Of Newton’s Laws

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Two celestial bodies are in orbit. If one celestial body is 3x the mass of the other, that means it exerts 3x more gravitational force than the other body.

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