Kepler's laws: A planet has two small satellites in circular orbits around the planet. The first satellite has a period 12.0 hours and an orbital radius 6.00 × 107 m. The second planet has a period 16.0 hours. What is the orbital radius of the second satellite?
A) 4.50 × 107 m
B) 3.90 × 107 m
C) 9.24 × 107 m
D) 8.00 × 107 m
E) 7.27 × 107 m
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