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Why are Newtons law of universal gravitation,
[itex]F=G\frac{m_{1}m_{2}}{r^{2}}[/itex]
and Coulombs law,
[itex] F = K_{e}\frac{q_{1}q_{2}}{r^{2}}[/itex]
inverse square laws? I understand why they are inverse because the force decreases with distance but why is the distance, r, squared?
Thanks
AL
[itex]F=G\frac{m_{1}m_{2}}{r^{2}}[/itex]
and Coulombs law,
[itex] F = K_{e}\frac{q_{1}q_{2}}{r^{2}}[/itex]
inverse square laws? I understand why they are inverse because the force decreases with distance but why is the distance, r, squared?
Thanks
AL