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Homework Statement
If there were a planet three times farther from the sun than the Earth is, how long would it have taken this hypothetical planet to orbit the Sun? Assume the orbit is a circle.
Homework Equations
Kepler's 3rd Law ##= (\frac{r_1}{r_2})^3 = (\frac{T_1}{T_2})^2 ##
The Attempt at a Solution
##= (\frac{3r_E}{r_E})^3 = (\frac{T}{1})^2 ##
T = 3 years Correct answer: T = 5.2 years
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