Question

Newton's reformulation of Kepler's third law allows us to measure the masses of bodies in orbit around each other, if we can measure:_______.
A. the distances and periods of revolution
B. the distance to the objects from Earth
C. the force and the reaction force
D. the eccentricities and semi-major axes
E. the rotation rate of each object

Answer 1

The masses of the bodies in orbit around each other can be measured, if we can measure the distances and periods of revolution.

Kepler's third law

Kepler's third law states that, the square of the period of a planet's orbit is proportional to the cube of its semimajor axis.

Newton reformed this law and the reformulation of Kepler's third law allows us to measure the masses of bodies in orbit around each other, if we can measure;

• the distances, and
• the periods of revolution

Thus, the masses of the bodies in orbit around each other can be measured, if we can measure the distances and periods of revolution.

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