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neptune is an average distance of 4.5×10^12m from the sun. Estimate the length of the Neptunian year.

Respuesta :

As per Kepler's third law we know that

[tex]\frac{T_1^2}{T_2^2} = \frac{R_1^3}{R_2^3}[/tex]

now here we know that

[tex]T_1 [/tex] = year of Neptune

[tex]T_2[/tex] = year of Earth

[tex]R_1[/tex] = distance of Neptune from Sun

[tex]R_2[/tex] = Distance of Earth from Sun

so now we will have

[tex]\frac{T_1^2}{1} = \frac{(4.5 \times 10^{12})^3}{(1.5 \times 10^11)^3}[/tex]

[tex]T_1^2 = 27000[/tex]

[tex]T_1 = 164.3 years[/tex]

so length of year of Neptune is 164.3 years