An asteroid exerts a 360-N gravitational force on a nearby spacecraft. If the spacecraft moves to a position three times as far from the center of the asteroid, the force will be

A) zero.
B) 40 N.
C) 120 N.
D) 360 N.
E) 1080 N.


Answer: B

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