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The Moon Orbits the Earth with a Period of About (1/16)×28( 1 / \sqrt { 16 } ) \times 28

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The Moon orbits the Earth with a period of about 28 days. The two bodies are separated by a distance ~ 250,000 miles. An Earth satellite at a distance ~125,000 miles would have a period (in days) of


A) (1/16) ×28( 1 / \sqrt { 16 } ) \times 28 days.
B) (1/8) ×28( 1 / \sqrt { 8 } ) \times 28 days.
C) (1/4) ×28( 1 / \sqrt { 4 } ) \times 28 days.
D) (1/2) ×28( 1 / \sqrt { 2 } ) \times 28 days.

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