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What information is needed to calculate the gravitational force of an object?(1 point)
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the mass of the two objects
the mass of the two objects

the mass of the object and the planet’s gravitational acceleration
the mass of the object and the planet’s gravitational acceleration

the distance between the two objects
the distance between the two objects

the mass of the object subtracted from the distance between the object and the planet’s core
the mass of the object subtracted from the distance between the object and the planet’s core

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
the mass of the object and the planet’s gravitational acceleration

Explanation: Near a planet's surface gravitational force (weight) = m·g. If you instead want the force between two masses at a distance, use F = G m1 m2 / r^2, which requires both masses and their separation.