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You Are the Science Officer on a Visit to a Distant

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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 1.8×107 m1.8 \times 10 ^ { 7 } \mathrm {~m} You have previously determined that the planet orbits 2.92.9 ×1011\times 10 ^ { 11 } 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? (G=( G = 6.67×1011 Nm2/kg2) \left. 6.67 \times 10 ^ { - 11 } \mathrm {~N} \cdot \mathrm { m } ^ { 2 } / \mathrm { kg } ^ { 2 } \right)


A)  (a)  2.4 kg×1025 kg, (b)  7.1 kg×1030 kg\text { (a) } 2.4 \mathrm{~kg} \times 10^{25} \mathrm{~kg} \text {, (b) } 7.1 \mathrm{~kg} \times 10^{30} \mathrm{~kg}
B)  (a)  2.4 kg×1025 kg, (b)  1.2 kg×1031 kg\text { (a) } 2.4 \mathrm{~kg} \times 10^{25} \mathrm{~kg} \text {, (b) } 1.2 \mathrm{~kg} \times 10^{31} \mathrm{~kg}
C)  (a)  4.3 kg×1025 kg, (b)  1.2 kg×1031 kg\text { (a) } 4.3 \mathrm{~kg} \times 10^{25} \mathrm{~kg} \text {, (b) } 1.2 \mathrm{~kg} \times 10^{31} \mathrm{~kg}
D) (a) 4.3 kg×1025 kg 4.3 \mathrm{~kg} \times 1025 \mathrm{~kg}
(b) 7.1 kg×1030 kg 7.1 \mathrm{~kg} \times 10^{30} \mathrm{~kg}

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