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According to the law of gravitation:
1. Only the earth attracts the moon towards itself
2. The earth and the moon both attract each other
3. Only the moon attracts the earth towards itself
4. There is no force of attraction between them

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Correct Answer - Option 2 : The earth and the moon both attract each other

The correct answer is The earth and the moon. both attract each other.

  • Law of gravitation:
    • It states that Everybody in the universe attracts every other body with a force that is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.
    • The earth and the moon, both attract each other.
    • The force acts along the line joining the two bodies.
    • The gravitational force is a central force that is It acts along the line joining the centers of two bodies.
    • It is a conservative force, This means that the work done by the gravitational force in displacing a body from one point to another is only dependent on the initial and final positions of the body and is independent of the path followed.

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