document.write( "Question 1005999: In 2005 a planet was found revolving about a distant sunlike star in 3.88 days. The radius of its orbit is 1700000 km. what is its linear velocity (in km/h) about its star?
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document.write( "The answer is 115000 Km/hr. How do you get that? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #622179 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! In 2005 a planet was found revolving about a distant sunlike star in 3.88 days. The radius of its orbit is 1700000 km. \n" ); document.write( " what is its linear velocity (in km/h) about its star? \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Assuming the orbit is circular, find the circumference dist, divide by the time,converted to hrs. \n" ); document.write( "v = \n" ); document.write( "v = 114706 km/hr \n" ); document.write( " |