** The mean distance of an asteroid from the Sun is 4.10 times that of Earth from the Sun. From Kepler's law of periods, calculate the number of years required for the asteroid to make one revolution about the Sun.
_____ years
2007-01-23 03:48:19 · 3 answers · asked by Khoi 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
The ratio of the squares of the periods of any two planets is equal to the ratio of the cubes of their average distances from the sun.
From there, it's just a little algebra and plug and chug to get the answer. You should be able to find the earth's distance from the sun in your astronomy textbook or via Google.
2007-01-23 03:52:49 · answer #1 · answered by . 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
about 318 years
2007-01-23 03:56:10 · answer #2 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Time = (4.10)^(3/2) = 8.3 years.
2007-01-23 04:05:10 · answer #3 · answered by ag_iitkgp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋