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Title: All of the following hypothetical planets orbit a star with the same mass as the
Post by: killian on Apr 29, 2014
All of the following hypothetical planets orbit a star with the same mass as the Sun (one solar mass). Which one has the shortest orbital period? (If two objects would have the same orbital period to within a difference of less than 1% consider them as having identical periods.)
A) Planet A: one Earth mass and 1 AU from the star
B) Planet B: two Earth masses and 1 AU from the star
C) Planet C: two Earth masses and 2 AU from the star
D) Planets A and B
E) Planets B and C
F) All of them have the same period.


Title: Re: All of the following hypothetical planets orbit a star with the same mass as the
Post by: padre on May 12, 2014
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Title: Re: All of the following hypothetical planets orbit a star with the same mass as the
Post by: killian on May 12, 2014
Thanks sir