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The planets Hox and Blox are near each other in the Dorgon system. The Dorgons have very advanced technology, and a Dorgon scientist wants to increase the pull of gravity between the two planets.

Which proposals would the scientist make to accomplish this goal? Check all that apply.

decreasing the distance between Hox and Blox
increasing the mass of Hox
increasing the distance between Hox and Blox
decreasing the mass of Blox
increasing the mass of Blox
decreasing the mass of Hox and Blox

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Use Newton's law of gravitation: F = G m1 m2 / r^2. To increase F you must increase m1 or m2 (or both) or decrease r.

So the correct proposals are:
- decreasing the distance between Hox and Blox ✓
- increasing the mass of Hox ✓
- increasing the mass of Blox ✓

The others would decrease (or not increase) the gravitational pull.