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You are the science officer on a visit to a distant solar system. Prior to landing on a planet you measure its diameter to be You have previously determined that the planet orbits m from its star with a period of 402 earth days. Once on the surface you find that the acceleration due to gravity is 19.5 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}^{2} . What are the masses of (a) the planet and (b) the star?
A)
B)
C)
D) (a)
(b)
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