Imagine A Light Planet Revolving Around A Very Massive Star In A Circular Orbit Of Radius r with A Period Of Revolution T. On What Power Of r, Will The Square Of Time Period Depend If The Gravitational Force Of Attraction Between The Planet And The Star Is Proportional To 

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Question

Imagine a light planet revolving around a very massive star in a circular orbit of radius r with a period of revolution T. On what power of r, will the square of time period depend if the gravitational force of attraction between the planet and the star is proportional to 

Solution

Correct option is

 

As gravitation provides centripetal force

                  

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