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Question
3 (1 point) If a space probe were sent into an
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orbit
around the sun that brought it as close as 0.5 AU
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to
the sun and as far away as 5.5 AU, what would be the
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semimajor
axis of its orbit?
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a.
0.5 AU b. 3.0
AU c. 5.5 AU
d. 6.0 AU
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Question 4 (1 point) If a
space probe were sent into an
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orbit
around the sun that brought it as close as 0.5 AU
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to
the sun and as far away as 5.5 AU, what would be its
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orbital
period?
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a.1.0
years b. 2.5 years c. 4.1 years d. 5.2 years
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Use Kepler’s third law: P2 = a3 for both these
problems.
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Use
units of years and AUs to make life simple.
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