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  1. Let the period of revolution of a planet at a distance R from a star be T . prove that if it was at a distance of 2R from the star its period of revolution will be √8 T.

Vijay mohite , 6 Years ago
Grade 10
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Eshan

Last Activity: 6 Years ago

Dear student,

From Kepler’s law of planetary motion,

T^2\propto R^3
Hence(\dfrac{T_2}{T_1})^2=(\dfrac{2R}{R})^3
\implies \dfrac{T_2}{T}=2^{3/2}=\sqrt{8}
\implies T_2=\sqrt{8}T

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