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Two planets X and Y travel counterclockwise in circular orbits about a star, as seen in the figure.
The radii of their orbits are in the ratio 4:3. At some time, they are aligned, as seen in (a), making a straight line with the star. Five years later, planet X has rotated through 88.0°, as seen in (b).
1. By what angle has planet Y rotated through during this time?

Two planets X and Y travel counterclockwise in circular orbits about a star as seen in the figure The radii of their orbits are in the ratio 43 At some time the class=

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The angle of the planet is mathematically given as

dY= 704 degrees

What angle has planet Y rotated through during this time?

With Kepler's third rule, which states that a planet's orbit squared is a function of cubed radius, we can prove that this is the case.

Generally, the equation for the period is  mathematically given as

(periodX / periodY)^2 = (radius X / radius Y)^3

Therefore

(pX / pY)^2 = 4^3

(pX / pY)^2 = 64

\sqrt{(pX / pY )^2}= \sqrt{64}

(pX / pY=8

In conclusion, Because it takes 8 times longer to complete one orbit on planet X, planet Y travels 8 times farther than planet X does in the same time period...

planet Y travels ;

dY=8 * 88.0

dY= 704 degrees

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