Manipal Medical Manipal Medical Solved Paper-2015

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    According to Keplers law of planetary motion, if T represents time period and r is orbital radius, then for two planets these are related as

    A)  \[{{\left( \frac{{{T}_{1}}}{{{T}_{2}}} \right)}^{3/2}}=\frac{{{r}_{1}}}{{{r}_{2}}}\]                      

    B) \[\frac{{{T}_{1}}}{{{T}_{2}}}=\left[ \frac{{{r}_{1}}}{{{r}_{2}}} \right]\]

    C) \[{{\left[ \frac{{{T}_{1}}}{{{T}_{2}}} \right]}^{2}}={{\left[ \frac{{{r}_{1}}}{{{r}_{2}}} \right]}^{3}}\]  

    D) \[\frac{T_{1}^{2}}{{{T}_{2}}}=\frac{r_{1}^{3}}{{{r}_{1}}}\]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    By Kepler's third law of planetary motion, \[{{T}^{2}}\propto {{R}^{3}}\] \[{{\left[ \frac{{{T}_{1}}}{{{T}_{2}}} \right]}^{2}}={{\left[ \frac{{{r}_{1}}}{{{r}_{2}}} \right]}^{3}}\]


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