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 If a planet of mass ‘m’ is revolving around the sun in a circular orbit of radius r2  with time period T. Then the mass of the sun is

a
π2r32GT2
b
4π2r3GT2
c
π2r3GT2
d
4π2r3G2T2

detailed solution

Correct option is A

mr2ω2=Gm×Mr22 r32×4π2T2=GM×4                           M=π2r32GT2

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