Medium MCQ +4 / -1

If Earth's period is 1 year at 1 AU, a planet orbiting the Sun at 4 AU has a period of:

  1. A 2 yr
  2. B 4 yr
  3. C 6 yr
  4. D 8 yr Correct answer

Solution

$T^2/R^3 =$ const. $T = 4^{3/2} = 8$ yr.

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Subject: Physics · Chapter: Gravitation · Topic: Kepler's Laws

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