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Question
What does Kepler’s third law imply about the relationship between orbital period and distance?
Explanation
Kepler’s third law: the square of the orbital period (T2) is proportional to the cube of the semi-major axis (a3), i.e., T2∝a3. This relates time and distance for planetary motion.
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