Moon P orbits planet A with a period of at a distance of

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Problem

Moon P orbits planet A with a period of

20\,\text{h}

at a distance of

4.0\times10^{8}\,\text{m}

. Moon Q orbits planet B with the same period of

20\,\text{h}

but at a distance of

2.0\times10^{8}\,\text{m}

. Neglecting the moons’ masses, the ratio of the masses of the planets

M_{A}:M_{B}

is (a)

1:8

(b)

2:1

(c)

8:1

(d)

4:1