Given: G=6.67259 x 10 -11 N x m 2 /kg 2 A planet is orbiting a star. Calculate t

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Given: G=6.67259 x 10-11 N x m2/kg2 A planet is orbiting a star. Calculate the mass of thestar using the fact that the period of the planet is 4.66 x107 s and its distance from the star is 2.64 x1011 m. Ans. in units of kg. Given: G=6.67259 x 10-11 N x m2/kg2 A planet is orbiting a star. Calculate the mass of thestar using the fact that the period of the planet is 4.66 x107 s and its distance from the star is 2.64 x1011 m. Ans. in units of kg. A planet is orbiting a star. Calculate the mass of thestar using the fact that the period of the planet is 4.66 x107 s and its distance from the star is 2.64 x1011 m. Ans. in units of kg.

Explanation / Answer

Use keplers third law .     42 r3 = GM T2 .      M = 42r3 / G T2 = 42 *(2.64 x 1011 )3 / 6.67 x10-11 * (4.66 x 107)2

          = 5.02*1030 kg

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