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What is a force of attraction between an object and the earth due to gravity?

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Newton's law of gravitation says that the force due to gravitation between two objects with masses m₁ and m₁ is given by the formula


F=G(m_1m_2)/(r^2)

Where r is the distance between the objects, and G is the gravitational constant (about 6.674×10⁻¹¹ m³⋅kg⁻¹⋅s⁻²)

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