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A planet of mass m = 9.35×1024 kg orbits a star of mass M = 2.35×1029 kg in a circular path. The radius of the orbit is R = 1.45×107 km. What is the orbital period Tplanet of the planet in Earth days? Tplanet = days

A planet of mass m = 9.35×1024 kg orbits a star of mass M = 2.35×1029 kg in a circular path. The radius of the orbit is R = 1.45×107 km. What is the orbital period Tplanet of the planet in Earth days? Tplanet = days

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A planet of mass m = 9.35 × 10 24 k g orbits a star of mass M = 2.35 × 10 29 k g in a circular path. The radius of the orbit is R = 1.45 × 10 7 k m .
What is the orbital period T planet of the planet in Earth days?
T planet =
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