JEE MainPhysicsGravitationMCQ+4 / −1
If the distance of the earth from Sun is 1.5 10 km. Then the distance of an imaginary planet from Sun, if its period of revolution is 2.83 years is :
- Akm
- Bkm
- Ckm
- Dkm
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Correct answer: B
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Use Kepler's third law
For planets revolving around the same Sun, So, -
Substitute the given values
For Earth: (Here, the standard Earth-Sun distance must be km; km is evidently a typo, otherwise no option is sensible.)
For the imaginary planet:
Thus,
- Evaluate the power
Since, Therefore, So,
Hence,
- Compare with options
None of the given options match km exactly. However, if the intended Earth-Sun distance were written as km, then which matches Option B.
So the problem statement/options contain an inconsistency, but the physically correct scaling gives the corresponding choice as:
if one follows the option pattern.
Therefore, the best answer among the options is B.
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