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Kepler's Laws An astronomer discovers a small distant star with 2 planets orbiting it, temporarily named Laverne and Shirley. They measure that Shirley takes about 1 week to orbit the star and Laverne takes about 5 weeks. Which planet has a larger semi-major axis? Group of answer choices Laverne Shirley Not enough information to tell

Name: keplers laws an astronomer discovers a small distant star with 2 planets orbiting it temporarily named laverne and shirley they measure that shirley takes about 1 week to orbit the star and 89794
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          Kepler's Laws
An astronomer discovers a small distant star with 2 planets orbiting it, temporarily named Laverne and Shirley. They measure that Shirley takes about 1 week to orbit the star and Laverne takes about 5 weeks.
Which planet has a larger semi-major axis?
Group of answer choices
Laverne
Shirley
Not enough information to tell

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University Physics with Modern Physics

Hugh D. Young 14th Edition

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Step 1: Recall Kepler's Third Law, which states that the square of the orbital period (T) of a planet is proportional to the cube of the semi-major axis (a) of its orbit: \[ T^2 \propto a^3 \] Show more…

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Kepler's Laws An astronomer discovers a small distant star with 2 planets orbiting it, temporarily named Laverne and Shirley. They measure that Shirley takes about 1 week to orbit the star and Laverne takes about 5 weeks. Which planet has a larger semi-major axis? Group of answer choices Laverne Shirley Not enough information to tell