How does Newton's third law apply to gravitational force?

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Harish Chandra Rajpoot
Jul 28, 2018

See explanation below

Explanation:

According to Newton's third law, For every action there is always an equal & opposite reaction

The gravitational force F_G of attraction between any two point masses m_1 & m_2 separated by a distance d is given as

F_G=\frac{Gm_1m_2}{d^2}

The above formula shows that mass m_1 attracts mass m_2 with a force F_G hence as a reaction it also experience the equal & opposite gravitation force F_G exerted by mass m_2

Hence Newton's third law is applicable to gravitational force

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