P Petinga Member Joined Jul 29, 2005 Messages 174 Gender Male HSC 2006 Mar 28, 2006 #1 1. A body is discovered orbitting the sun at a distance equal to 1/4 of the distance or Earth from sun. calculate (in years) the time it takes the body to complete one orbit of the sun.
1. A body is discovered orbitting the sun at a distance equal to 1/4 of the distance or Earth from sun. calculate (in years) the time it takes the body to complete one orbit of the sun.
H helper Active Member Joined Oct 8, 2003 Messages 1,183 Gender Male HSC N/A Mar 28, 2006 #2 Use Kepler's 3rd Law. For the Planet (1/4Rearth)^3/T^2=Rearth3/365^2
