How Far Must a Planet Be to Become Tidally Locked with Different Star Types?

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Is there an equation to predict the distance of a hypothetical planet from it's host star to be locked? (For G, K, M stars)
 
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I think you'd have to throw in a time constraint. Any planet should become tidally locked with its host star, given enough time.
 

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