Question: a ) By how much would the Sun - Earth distance have to be increased in order to reduce the average temperature on the Earth

a) By how much would the Sun-Earth distance have to be increased in order to reduce the average
temperature on the Earth by about 2.0 K?
(b) By how much would the length of the year increase in the process? Assume that the Earth will
remain in a circular orbit, and use Keplers third lawa (simplified, and assuming a circular orbit):
P 2=42R3
GMSun
where P is the period, i.e. time for one orbit of the Earth around the Sun, and G is the gravitational
constant.

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