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Why is gravitational force always towards the center?
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Why is gravitational force always towards the center?

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Because of the definition of gravity, point-mass, and centre of mass, the centre of mass will always be the point at which gravitational forces of the surrounding mass on any opposite sides are exactly equal
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i beleave cuz of the Earth is spherical

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