How do you determine which direction the gravitational force should pull on an object?

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awog
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How do you determine which direction the gravitational force should pull on an object?

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It is possible to use a system of equations with a circle with the length of the force and a line going through it with the slope of the line connecting two points. I just KNOW that there has to be a better, less buggy way.
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Re: How do you determine which direction the gravitational force should pull on an object?

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If you've just got one object pulling on another - gravity will pull them 'towards' one another. So the direction from one to the other.

If you're working with x-y coordinates, you can find the direction of the vector by using the difference of the objects' x and y coordinates.
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