A Saturn year is 29.5 times the earth year. How far is the Saturn from the sun if the earth is 1.5 × 108 km away from the sun? |
1.43 × 109 km 2.43 × 109 km 3.43 × 109 km 4.43 × 109 km |
1.43 × 109 km |
It is given that Ts = 29.5 Te ; Re = 1.5 × 1011 m Now, according to Kepler’s third law $\frac{T_{S}^2}{T_{e}^2}=\frac{R_{S}^3}{R_{e}^3} \Rightarrow R_{s} = R_{e}\left(\frac{T_{S}}{T_{e}}\right)^{\frac{2}{3}}$ $=1.5 \times 10^{11}\left(\frac{29.5 T_{e}}{T_{e}}\right)^{\frac{2}{3}}$ = 1.43 × 1012 m = 1.43 × 109 km |