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    How Do You Calculate the Mass of a Planet in Circular Orbit?

    Yeah that's what I was thinking bu thtis question was left as a challenge meaning that there must be something that can be done. I'd like to point out that it says the planet's orbit is a perfect circle.
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    How Do You Calculate the Mass of a Planet in Circular Orbit?

    Homework Statement A planet orbiting a star experiences a force of magnitude 3x1022N due to gravitational attraction to the star. If the planet has a speed of 2x107 m/s to complete on orbit, calculate the mass of the planet and radius of the orbit? Assume the orbit to be a perfect circle...
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