Asked by Jet

If M1 is increased by a factor of 8 and M2 is increased by a factor of 5 while the distance between them is doubled (x2), what is the new force?

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Using Newton's law F = G M1 M2 / r^2:

F' = G(8M1)(5M2)/(2r)^2 = (40/4)·G M1 M2 / r^2 = 10F.

So the new force is 10 times the original.