Physics for Science and Engineering With Modern Physics, VI - Student Study Guide
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Chapter 6, Problem 44P
(II) The asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter consists of many fragments (which some space scientists think came from a planet that once orbited the Sun but was destroyed). (a) If the mean orbital radius of the asteroid bell (where the planet would have been) is about three times farther from the Sun than the Earth is, how long would it have taken this hypothetical planet to orbit the Sun? (b) Can we use these data to deduce the mass of this planet?
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Physics for Science and Engineering With Modern Physics, VI - Student Study Guide
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