Calculating Orbital Time of Sun with Average Radius of 2.5*1025 km

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To calculate the orbital time of an object orbiting the Sun at an average radius of 2.5 x 10^25 km, Kepler's Third Law can be applied. The necessary information includes the radius of Earth's orbit, which is typically found in standard physics texts. The formula T² = R³ can be used, where T is the orbital period and R is the average radius in astronomical units. By converting the radius into the appropriate units, the orbital time can be determined. This approach provides a straightforward method to solve the problem.
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Hi,
I have a question about orbiting objects. Maybe somebody could help me a little bit, because I don't know if I need to find other information to solve the problem and I'm not sure what equation I could use.

If the average orbital radius is 2,5*1025 km, how long will it take to orbit the sun?

Thanks a lot
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Hmm... I think the only other piece of information you need is the radius of Earth's orbit... then you can apply Kepler's Law. I believe most standard physics texts would provide this value.
 
Can I just plug it in the equation:

T²=R³

?
 

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