1. A planet with a mass of 7.5 x 1025 kg moves around a 9.5 x 1031 kg star in a perfectlycircular orbit with a radius of 9.3 x 107 km. The universal gravitational constant is G = 6.67 ×1011 m3 kg1 s2.a. What is the magnitude of the force of gravity that the star exerts on the planet?10,%3Db. What is the speed of the planet's orbit around the star, in units of km/s?c. What is the period of the planet's orbit around the star, in Earth days?

Given Data, Mass of the planet (m)=7.5×1025 kg Mass of the star (M)=9.5×1031 kg Radius of the…

1. A planet with a mass of 7.5 x 1025 kg moves around a 9.5 x 1031 kg star in a perfectly circular orbit with a radius of 9.3 x 107 km. The universal gravitational constant is G = 6.67 x 1011 m3 kg' s2. a. What is the magnitude of the force of gravity that the star exerts on the planet?10. b. What is the speed of the planet's orbit around the star, in units of km/s? c. What is the period of the planet's orbit around the star, in Earth days?

1. A planet with a mass of 7.5 x 1025 kg moves around a 9.5 x 1031 kg star in a perfectly circular orbit with a radius of 9.3 x 107 km. The universal gravitational constant is G = 6.67 x 1011 m3 kg' s2. a. What is the magnitude of the force of gravity that the star exerts on the planet?10. b. What is the speed of the planet's orbit around the star, in units of km/s? c. What is the period of the planet's orbit around the star, in Earth days?

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