Determine the mass of the Sun using the known value for

Chapter 18, Problem 42P

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(III) Determine the mass of the Sun using the known value for the period of the Earth and its distance from the Sun. [Note: Compare your answer to that obtained using Kepler’s laws, Example 5–16.]

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QUESTION:

(III) Determine the mass of the Sun using the known value for the period of the Earth and its distance from the Sun. [Note: Compare your answer to that obtained using Kepler’s laws, Example 5–16.]

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The equation to obtain the velocity of earth is,

                                                                   

Also, the velocity can be expressed as,

                                                                   

For .

                                                           

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