The variable r that appears in the equation F = Gm₁m₂/r² is A) the straight-line distance between the centers of the two masses. B) the rate at which both objects are moving. C) the radius of the first mass. D) the radius of the second mass.

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The variable $r$ in the equation $F = \frac{Gm_1m_2}{r^2}$ represents the straight-line distance between the centers of the two masses, according to Newton's law of universal gravitation.

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