Ratio of Time Periods for Two Planets – Rankers Physics
Topic: Gravitation
Subtopic: Keplers Law

Ratio of Time Periods for Two Planets

The distance of two planets from the sun are $10^{13}\text{ m}$ and $10^{12}\text{ m}$ respectively. The ratio of time periods of the planets is:

(1994, 88)

$\sqrt{10}$
$10\sqrt{10}$
$10$
$1/\sqrt{10}$

Solution:

Using Kepler's 3rd Law $T^2 \propto r^3$, the ratio of time periods is $\frac{T_1}{T_2} = \left(\frac{r_1}{r_2}\right)^{3/2}$. Substituting the distances, we get $\frac{T_1}{T_2} = \left(\frac{10^{13}}{10^{12}}\right)^{3/2} = (10)^{3/2} = 10\sqrt{10}$.

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