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A planet makes a circular orbit with period T around a

Chapter 13, Problem 2DQ

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QUESTION:

A planet makes a circular orbit with period T around a star. If it were to orbit, at the same distance, a star with three times the mass of the original star, would the new period (in terms of T) be

(a) 3T,

(b) \(T \sqrt{3}\),

(c) T,

(d) \(T / \sqrt{3}\), or

(e) T / 3

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QUESTION:

A planet makes a circular orbit with period T around a star. If it were to orbit, at the same distance, a star with three times the mass of the original star, would the new period (in terms of T) be

(a) 3T,

(b) \(T \sqrt{3}\),

(c) T,

(d) \(T / \sqrt{3}\), or

(e) T / 3

ANSWER:

Solution 2DQ The time period of orbital revolution of the planet around the star is given by the expression, 2r T = v , where r is the radius of the orbit and v is the orbital speed. GM Orbit

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