Question
How does the force of gravitation between two objects change when the distance between them is reduced to half ?

Answer

According to the universal law of gravitation, gravitational force (F) acting between two objects is inversely proportional to the square of the distance (r) between them, i.e.,

$\text{F}\propto\frac{1}{\text{r}^2}$

If distance r becomes r/2, then the gravitational force will be proportional to

$\frac{1}{\big(\frac{\text{r}}{2}\big)^2}=\frac{4}{\text{r}^2}$

Hence, if the distance is reduced to half, then the gravitational force becomes four times larger than the previous value.

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