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A planet of mass m moves around the sun of mass M in an elliptical orbit. The maximum and minimum distance of the planet from the sun are  r1 and r2 respectively. The time-period of the planet is proportional to

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a

r13/2

b

r23/2

c

r1+r23/2

d

r1r23/2

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

According of Kepler’s law  T2a3

a=semimajoraxis=r1+r22

T2r1+r223

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A planet of mass m moves around the sun of mass M in an elliptical orbit. The maximum and minimum distance of the planet from the sun are  r1 and r2 respectively. The time-period of the planet is proportional to