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Objects 1 and 2 attract each other with a gravitational force of 178 units. If the mass of object 1 is one-fourth the original value AND the mass of object 2 is tripled AND the distance separating objects 1 and 2 is halved, 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 the objects.

now, several numbers change.

Fgravitynew = G*((1/4)*mass1*3*mass2)/(1/2 * D)² =

= G*((3/4)*mass1*mass2)/(D²/4) =

= (3/4)* (G*(mass1*mass2)/D²) *4 =

= 4*(3/4)* (G*(mass1*mass2)/D²) =

= 3* (G*(mass1*mass2)/D²) = 3* Fgravity

the new gravitational force will be 3×178 = 534 units.