The force between the Earth and the Sun is described by Newton's law of universal gravitation, which states that the gravitational force \( F \) between two masses is given by the formula:
\[ F = G \frac{m_1 m_2}{r^2} \]
where:
- \( G \) is the gravitational constant,
- \( m_1 \) is the mass of the first object (the Sun),
- \( m_2 \) is the mass of the second object (the Earth), and
- \( r \) is the distance between the centers of the two masses.
If the mass of the Sun triples (let’s denote the new mass as \( 3m_1 \)), the force becomes:
\[ F' = G \frac{(3m_1) m_2}{r^2} = 3 \left( G \frac{m_1 m_2}{r^2} \right) = 3F \]
This shows that the force would be tripled.
So the correct response is:
The force would be tripled.