Modified MasteringAstronomy with Pearson eText -- Standalone Access Card -- for The Essential Cosmic Perspective (7th Edition)
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Chapter 4, Problem 40EAP
The Gravitational Law.
a. How does quadrupling the distance between two objects affect the gravitational force between them?
b. Suppose the Sun were somehow replaced by a star with twice as much mass. What would happen to the gravitational force between Earth and the Sun?
c. Suppose Earth were moved to one-third of its current distance from the Sun. What would happen to the gravitational force between Earth and the Sun?
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