The planet Mercury takes 0.24 sidereal years to go around the sun. What is the distance from the center of Mercury to the center
1 answer:
Answer:
5.77×10¹⁰ m
Explanation:
From the question,
Applying
Kepler's third law
P² = d³...................... Equation 1
Where P = Planet's period, d = distance between the center of the planet and the sun.
make d the subject of the formula n equation 1
d = .................. Equation 2
Given: P = 0.24 sidereal.
Substitute the value of P into equation 2
d =
d = 0.386 Au
d = 0.386×1.496×10¹¹
d = 5.77×10¹⁰ m
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