The radius of the orbit of a moon of a given planet is three times as large

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The radius of the orbit of a moon of a given planet is three times as large as the radius of that planet. Denoting by ρ the mean density of the planet, show that the time required by the moon to complete one full revolution about the planet is 9(π/Gρ)1/2, where G is the constant of gravitation.

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Vector Mechanics for Engineers Statics and Dynamics

ISBN: 978-0073212227

8th Edition

Authors: Ferdinand Beer, E. Russell Johnston, Jr., Elliot Eisenberg, William Clausen, David Mazurek, Phillip Cornwell

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