Does force change when two objects move farther apart?

[dance_sg]

Homework Statement

when there are like two objects moving farther away from each other, is the force bigger or smaller when they are closer together?

 

[rock.freak667]

What do you think and why?

 

[dance_sg]

is it bigger? because the gravitational force of attraction is pulling them together?

 

[rock.freak667]

is it bigger? because the gravitational force of attraction is pulling them together?

So the force is given by F=GMM/r². So as r increases what happens to F?

 

[dance_sg]

ooo it gets smaller beacuase there is a larger number diving the GMM. so then if the mass gets bigger, but the distance between gets smaller, then the force will increase right?

 

[rock.freak667]

ooo it gets smaller beacuase there is a larger number diving the GMM. so then if the mass gets bigger, but the distance between gets smaller, then the force will increase right?

That is the idea here.

 

[dance_sg]

ok thank you.