Estimate the length of period of Neptune assuming that the length of the semimajor axis of the ellipse is a = 449.51 x 101º m. For Earth, a = 15.0 × 1010 m. (Use decimal notation. Give your answer to two decimal places.)

Estimate the length of period of Neptune assuming that the length of the semimajor axis of the ellipse is a = 449.51 x 101º m. For Earth, a = 15.0 × 1010 m. (Use decimal notation. Give your answer to two decimal places.)

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Estimate the length of period of Neptune assuming that the length of the semimajor axis of the ellipse is
a = 449.51 x 101º m.
For Earth, a = 15.0 × 1010
m.
(Use decimal notation. Give your answer to two decimal places.)

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