Given the table of planets\' average orbital distances, use Kepler\'s 3rd Law to

Question

Given the table of planets' average orbital distances, use Kepler's 3rd Law to find the farthest planet form the sun that completes at least one full orbit during your lifetime. Justify your answer with a calculation. state ho long you expect your lifetime will be.

Given the table of planets' average orbital distances, use Kepler's 3rd Law to find the farthest planet form the sun that completes at least one full orbit during your lifetime. Justify your answer with a calculation. state ho long you expect your lifetime will be.

Explanation / Answer

so T^2/a^3 = constant

so for earth T = 1 year

life time is roughly 80 years

so

1^2/(1.496E11)^3 = 80^2/r^3

r=2.78E12 m

Related Questions

Navigate

• Browse (All)
• Browse G
• Subjects

---

---

Integrity-first tutoring: explanations and feedback only — we do not complete graded work. Learn more.