A planet’s orbital time period is 29.5 times higher than that of the earth’s orbital period. How far is that planet from the Sun, if the earth is 1.50×108 km away from the sun? A planet's orbital time period is 29.5 times higher than that of the earth's orbitalperiod. How far is that planet from the Sun, if the earth is 1.50×10° km awayfrom the sun?

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A planet’s orbital time period is 29.5 times higher than that of the earth’s orbital period. How far is that planet from the Sun, if the earth is 1.50×108 km away from the sun?

A planet's orbital time period is 29.5 times higher than that of the earth's orbital
period. How far is that planet from the Sun, if the earth is 1.50×10° km away
from the sun?

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