The gravitational force between two asteroids is initially when they are a distance apart

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Problem

The gravitational force between two asteroids is initially FF when they are a distance dd apart. The asteroids drift apart until the force between them becomes F25\dfrac{F}{25}. By what factor did the distance between the asteroids change? (a) It tripled. (b) It became one–fifth as large. (c) It became twenty–five times larger. (d) It became five times larger.

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