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Two planets, and are orbiting a common star in circular orbits of radii and , respectively, with . The planet is times more massive than planet . The ratio of angular momentum of planet to that of planet is closest to integer .
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- Angular momentum of a planet in circular orbit
For a planet of mass orbiting a star of mass in a circular orbit of radius ,
where is the orbital speed.
Using gravitation as centripetal force,
So,
Hence,
Thus,
for planets orbiting the same star.
- Apply to planets and
Given:
and mass of planet is times mass of planet :
Therefore,
Substitute the given ratios:
Since
we get
- Final integer answer
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