Question

The force due to gravity between two objects can be described using the equation fg = g m1 m2 / d2. according to this equation, if the distance between two objects increases, what happens to the gravitational force between them?

Answer 1

If the distance between the two object increases, then the force between them decreases.
In fact, the formula is

`F=G (m_1 m_2)/(d^2)`
we can see that the distance d is at the denominator, therefore when d increases, the value of the fraction decreases, and so the gravitational force F decreases as well.