Question

why universal law of gravitation is known as inverse square law.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Newton’s law of gravitation is called the inverse square law because the gravitational force between two bodies is inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them. Mathematically it is written as

F = GMm/r^2 where r is the distance between two bodies of Mass M and m.

Answer 2

Answer:

The inverse square law proposed by Newton suggests that the force of gravity acting between any two objects is inversely proportional to the square of the separation distance between the object's centers. Altering the separation distance (d) results in an alteration in the force of gravity acting between the objects.

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