An asteroid orbits the sun in a circle with a period P of 12 years. About how far from the Sun is it? (Remember that P2 = a3, and the Earth goes around the Sun with P = 1 year and a = 1 AU)

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Q: Motion in Polar and Cylindrical CoordinatesDeduce from the orbit equation

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