Question

Star

Planet
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As the planet makes one completer revolution around the star, starting at the position shown the gravitational attraction between the star
and the planet will
A Continually decrease
3 Decrease, then increase
increase then decrease
Romain the same
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12.20 AM
618/2001

Answer 1

according to the path shown in the figure it will start decreasing then again it will start increasing when the path will be nearer to the star.

Reason is gravitation force is indirectly proportional to the distance.

So, option B. decrease then increase is correct