Asked by Jeremiah
The radius of planet X is 5.0 bleems. It takes 4 earth years to complete it's orbit. Another planet, Z, orbits the same sun and has an orbit with the radius of 12 bleems.
How long does it take for planet Z to complete an orbit?
How long does it take for planet Z to complete an orbit?
Answers
Answered by
bobpursley
kepplers third law: the square of the orbital period is proportional to the cube of mean radius.
4^2/T^2=5^3/12^3
solve for period T
4^2/T^2=5^3/12^3
solve for period T
There are no AI answers yet. The ability to request AI answers is coming soon!
Submit Your Answer
We prioritize human answers over AI answers.
If you are human, and you can answer this question, please submit your answer.