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| • | Question 5 (1 point) If a
space probe were sent |
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an orbit around the sun that brought it as |
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| close
as 0.5 AU to the sun and as far away as 5.5 |
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what would be its 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 |
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| problems. Use units of years and AUs to make life |
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| simple. Use elliptical geometry to solve for
a. I’ll |
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| work
this in review session. |
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