According to Newton's law of universal gravitation,if the distance between two bodies is tripled,the gravitational force between them is
A)unchanged.
B)halved.
C)doubled.
D)reduced to 1/3 its previous value.
E)None of these is correct.

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Newton's law of universal gravitation states that the gravitational force between two bodies is inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them. Therefore, if the distance is tripled, the force is reduced to 1/9 of its original value, which is not an option provided.

According to Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation,if the Distance Between