What is newton's law of gravitation

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Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation states that every particle attracts every other particle in the universe with a force that is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between their centers.

The formula is:

F=Gm1m2r2F = G \frac{m_1 m_2}{r^2}

Where:

  • FF is the gravitational force between the two objects.
  • GG is the gravitational constant, approximately 6.674×10−11 N⋅m2/kg26.674 \times 10^{-11} \, \text{N} \cdot \text{m}^2/\text{kg}^2.
  • m1m_1 and m2m_2 are the masses of the two objects.
  • rr is the distance between the centers of the two objects.
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