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If heavier bodies are attracted more strongly by the earth, why don't they fall faster than the lighter bodies?

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The heavier bodies are attracted more strongly by the earth means the force applied by the earth is more. This force is the weight of the body = mg. Hence the acceleration of the body = force/mass = mg/m =g, which is independent of m. So all bodies fall with the same acceleration 'g'.

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