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Given this relationship, if you and your twin sibling (assuming you have the same mass) were to be separated by three times your original distance, what is the new gravitational force between you?

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Answer:

The new force becomes (1/9)th of the original force.

Explanation:

The gravitational force between two masses is given by :

[tex]F=G\dfrac{m_1m_2}{r^2}[/tex]

Where

r is the distance between masses,

If the new distance is, r' = 3r

The new force is given by :

[tex]F'=G\dfrac{m_1m_2}{r'^2}\\\\F'=G\dfrac{m_1m_2}{(3r)^2}\\\\F'=\dfrac{1}{9}\times G\dfrac{m_1m_2}{r^2}\\\\F'=\dfrac{F}{9}[/tex]

So, the new force becomes (1/9)th of the original force.