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Use Kepler's third law to determine the time period of revolution of the Earth around the Sun.
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Kepler's Third Law states that the square of the orbital period (T) of a planet is directly proportional to the cube of the semi-major axis (a) of its orbit. Mathematically, it is expressed as T^2 ∝ a^3. Show more…
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