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A comet is observed to sweep an area of around the Sun in days
PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Gravitation · Gravitation
Problem
A comet is observed to sweep an area of
7.5
×
10
14
m
2
7.5 \times 10^{14}\,\text{m}^2
7.5
×
1
0
14
m
2
around the Sun in
5.0
5.0
5.0
days. Assuming the motion continues to obey Kepler’s law of equal areas, find the time it will take the comet to sweep an area of
1.5
×
10
15
m
2
1.5 \times 10^{15}\,\text{m}^2
1.5
×
1
0
15
m
2
.
Related theory
Planetary Motion & Orbits
Gravitation
Kepler's laws
Kepler's laws of planetary motion
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