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QJEEM23Phb4d4: JEE Main 2023 Physics - Class 11 JEEM23Phb4d4 Solution: If the distance of the earth from Sun is 1.5 × 10 6 km. Then…

If the distance of the earth from Sun is 1.5 × 106 km. Then the distance of an imaginary planet from Sun, if its period of revolution is 2.83 years is :

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  • A 6×106 km
  • B 3×107 km
  • C 6×107 km
  • D 3×106 km

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We can use Kepler's third law to solve this problem. Kepler's third law states that the square of the period of revolution of a planet around the Sun is proportional to the cube of its average distance from the Sun. Let TT be the period of revolution of the imaginary planet in years, and let dd be its average distance from the Sun in kilometers. We can use the following equation to solve for dd :

T12T22=d13d23

where T1T_1 and d1d_1 are the period of revolution and an average distance of the Earth from the Sun, respectively, and T2T_2 is the period of revolution of the imaginary planet.

Substituting the given values, we get:

T1T2=(d1d2)32⇒(1 year 2.83 year )23=(1.5×106 kmd2)⇒12=1.5×106 kmd2d2=3×106 km

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