A science fiction author is writing a book where an artificial planet is constructed in our Solar System at a distance that is 3 times farther from the Sun (s - 3.00 AU) than Earth is. Knowing that Earth is 1.00 AU from the Sun and has a period of 1.00 years, how many years would it take for hypothetical Planet Pterodactyl to make one orbit around the Sun?

A science fiction author is writing a book where an artificial planet is constructed in our Solar System at a distance that is 3 times farther from the Sun (s - 3.00 AU) than Earth is. Knowing that Earth is 1.00 AU from the Sun and has a period of 1.00 years, how many years would it take for hypothetical Planet Pterodactyl to make one orbit around the Sun?

College Physics

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305952300

Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1CQ: Estimate the order of magnitude of the length, in meters, of each of the following; (a) a mouse, (b)...

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