1. The mean distance between the Earth and Sun is R1=1.5 X 1011 m.The mean distance between the Sun and Mars is R2 =2.287 x 1011 m.What is the period of Mars around the Sun in earth days?Note that obital period T1 of earth around the sun is 365 days 2. Calculate the mass of the Earth using the Earth to Moon mean distance of R=3.84 x 108 m.It takes 27.3 days for the moon to orbit around the Earth .(Convert the orbital period to second.) Use this formula to get the mass 4n R3 ME %3D GT2

1. The mean distance between the Earth and Sun is R1=1.5 X 1011 m.The mean distance between the Sun and Mars is R2 =2.287 x 1011 m.What is the period of Mars around the Sun in earth days?Note that obital period T1 of earth around the sun is 365 days 2. Calculate the mass of the Earth using the Earth to Moon mean distance of R=3.84 x 108 m.It takes 27.3 days for the moon to orbit around the Earth .(Convert the orbital period to second.) Use this formula to get the mass 4n R3 ME %3D GT2

College Physics

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Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

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