The tide-generating force varies ________

A) directly with the cube of the distance between the objects
B) directly with the square of the distance between the objects
C) directly with the square of the distances of the objects divided by the product of the masses
D) inversely with the cube of the distance between the objects
E) inversely with the square of the distance between the objects


D

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