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11 years ago
ie - how does gravity change as you get further away from a planet?
eg - if you double the distance what happens to gravity?
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11 years ago
the force of gravity varies as 1/r^2, so if you double your distance from the center of the earth, the force of gravity will be 1/4 of that on the surface.
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11 years ago
the relation b/w gravity and distance is inversely proportional to the square of d i.e.

g inversely proportional 1/d^2

if the distance doubled then gravity will decrease 4 times
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