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AP EAMCET · PHYSICS · Gravitation

The period of revolution of planet \(A\) around the sun is 8 times that of \(B\). The distance of \(A\) from sun is how many times greater than that of \(B\) from the sun?

  1. A 2
  2. B 3
  3. C 4
  4. D 5
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(C) 4

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If \(T_A\) and \(T_B\) are the time periods of planet \(A\) and \(B\) around the sun respectively, then \[ T_A=8 T_B \] According to Kepler's law,…