According to Kepler's third law of planetary motion, the square of the time (7) needed for a planet to make one revolution varies directly with the cube of the average distance (d) of the planet from the sun. Which choice represents this relationship? OT= kd O T = dk O T = kd? O T =

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According to Kepler's third law of planetary motion, the square of the time (T) needed for a planet to make one revolution varies directly with the cube of the average
distance (d) of the planet from the sun. Which choice represents this relationship?
O T = kd
O T = dk
O T = kd?
O T =
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Transcribed Image Text:According to Kepler's third law of planetary motion, the square of the time (T) needed for a planet to make one revolution varies directly with the cube of the average distance (d) of the planet from the sun. Which choice represents this relationship? O T = kd O T = dk O T = kd? O T = 国 A 3:35 e t
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We know newtons law of gravitation

 F=GmMr2mrω2=GmMr2mr2πT2=GmMr2T2=4πGMr3here r=kT2 α k3T2=dk3

Where d is proportionality constant.

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