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• Question 5 (1 point) If a
space probe were sent into an orbit around the sun that
brought it as close as 0.5 AU to the sun and as far away as 5.5
AU, what would be its orbital period?
a.1.0 years b. 2.5 years c. 4.1 years d. 5.2 years
•Use Kepler’s third
law: P2 = a3 for both these problems. Use units of years and AUs to make life
simple. Use
elliptical geometry to solve for a.
I’ll work this in review session.