SOLUTION: If the average radius of the orbit of Venus is 0.723 au, then how many years does it take for Venus to complete one orbit of the sun?

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Question 399335: If the average radius of the orbit of Venus is 0.723 au, then how many years does it take for Venus to complete one orbit of the sun?
Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
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By Kepler's third law,

p%5E2%2F%28.723AU%29%5E3+=+%281+yr%29%5E2%2F1AU%5E3

Solving, we get p = .615 years, so this is the period of orbit of Venus.