1.

4. Let the period of revolution of a planet at a distance R from a star be T. Provethat if it was at a distance of 2R fromthe star, its period of revolution will be8T.​

Answer»

i. ACCORDING to Kepler's third law, The square of orbital period of revolution T of a planet AROUND a star is directly proportional to the CUBE of the mean distance R of the planet from the star. THUS, for a planet, at a distance of 2R from the star, its period of revolution will be √8 T.



Discussion

No Comment Found

Related InterviewSolutions