The distance between Sun and Earth is R. The duration of year if the distance between Sun and Earth becomes 3 R will be :
- (A) years
- (B)3 years
- (C)9 years
- (D) years✓ Correct
Answer: (D)
Solution
By Kepler's third law, the square of the time period is proportional to the cube of the orbital radius: . When the distance becomes , we have . Therefore, the new duration is years.
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