How does the force of attraction between the two bodies depend upon their masses and distance between them?

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How does the force of attraction between the two bodies depend upon their masses and distance between them? A student thought that two bricks tied together would fall faster than a single one under the action of gravity. Do you agree with his hypothesis or not? Comment.


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F ∝ m1m​2 and F ∝ 1/d2

This hypothesis is not correct. The two bricks, like a single body, fall with the same speed to reach the ground at the same time in case of free-fall. This is because acceleration due to gravity is independent of the mass of the falling body.

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