Objects 1 and 2 attract each other with a gravitational force of 16 units. If the mass of object 1 is one-third the original value AND the mass of object 2 is doubled AND the distance separating objects 1 and 2 is doubled, then the new gravitational force will be _____ units.

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Explanation:

Fgravity = G*(mass1*mass2)/D²

G is the gravitational constant, which has the same value throughout our universe.

D is the distance between both objects.

so, now some numbers change

Fgravitynew = G*((1/3)*mass1*2*mass2)/(2D)² =

= G*((2/3)*mass1*mass2)/(4D²) =

= (2/3)* (G*(mass1*mass2)/D²) / 4 =

= ((2/3)/4) * G*(mass1*mass2)/D² =

= (2/12) * Fgravity = Fgravity/6

the new gravitational force will be 16/6 = 8/3 units.