A planet travels in a circular orbit around a star. The radius of the circular orbit is 1.45x10^11 m and the orbital period is 3.94 years What’s the magnitude of the centripetal acceleration of the planet in m/s^2 ?

A planet travels in a circular orbit around a star. The radius of the circular orbit is 1.45x10^11 m and the orbital period is 3.94 years What’s the magnitude of the centripetal acceleration of the planet in m/s^2 ?

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Section6.2: Circular Motion

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