What is the period of the second planet in this exercise?

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The discussion centers on calculating the orbital period of a second planet based on its distance from the sun and the known period of a first planet. The initial calculation used a period of 108 seconds, which was deemed unphysical for the given distance. Upon reevaluation, it was suggested that the period should actually be 10^8 seconds, leading to a correct calculation that matched one of the provided answer choices. The final consensus confirms that the period of the second planet is accurately derived when using the corrected value. This highlights the importance of verifying problem parameters in physics exercises.
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Homework Statement


In a distant galaxy, a planet orbits its sun at a distance of
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m with a period of 108 s. A second planet orbits the same sun at a distance of
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m. What is the period of the second planet?

Select one:
a.
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s
b.
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s
c.
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s
d.
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s
e.
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Homework Equations


T^2=constant * r^3

The Attempt at a Solution


First of all I compute the constant whit the values of the first planet:
(108)^2 = const. * (1'8*10^12)^3 → const= 2*10^-33
Then, I compute the period of the second planet:
T^2 = 2*10^-33 * (9*10^11)^3 → T = √1458 = 38,18 s
This solution doesn't apear in the results I have to choose. What do I have wrong?

Thank you!
 

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I suspect the period in the problem should read 10^8s, not 108 s. 108s is an unphysical orbital period for a planet at this distance.
 
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phyzguy said:
I suspect the period in the problem should read 10^8s, not 108 s. 108s is an unphysical orbital period for a planet at this distance.
You are right! If I do the exercise with 10^8s the result coincides with e.
Thank you very much!
 
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