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1. Compute for the value of the acceleration due to gravity of an object at an altitude equal to twice the radius of the Earth? (radius of Earth = 6.4 x 10^6 m)
2. Scientists once hypothesized the existence of a planet called Vulcan to explain Mercury’s precession. Vulcan is supposed to be between Mercury and the Sun with a solar distance equal to 2/3 of that of Mercury. What would be its supposed period?
3. What is the period T of a planet which radius is as twice as of Earth when it completes one revolution in 875 days? (Earth radius = 6.38 x 10^5)
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