Students plot the square of orbital period versus the cube of orbital radius for…
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Problem
Students plot the square of orbital period T2 versus the cube of orbital radius R3 for several satellites around the same planet and obtain a straight line with slope m. What combination of physical constants and properties of the planet is equal to 1/m? Give your answer in symbolic form.