A planet of mass m= 8.45 x 1024 kg is orbiting in a circular path a star of mass M= 6.95 x 1029 kg. The radius of the orbit is R= 3.15 x 107km. What is the orbital pperiod (in Earth days) of the planet Pplanet? Express your answer to three significant figures. Pplanet = ? days

A planet of mass m= 8.45 x 1024 kg is orbiting in a circular path a star of mass M= 6.95 x 1029 kg. The radius of the orbit is R= 3.15 x 107km. What is the orbital pperiod (in Earth days) of the planet Pplanet? Express your answer to three significant figures. Pplanet = ? days

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A planet of mass m= 8.45 x 10²⁴ kg is orbiting in a circular path a star of mass M= 6.95 x 10²⁹ kg. The radius of the orbit is R= 3.15 x 10⁷km.

What is the orbital pperiod (in Earth days) of the planet P_planet? Express your answer to three significant figures.

P_{planet = ? days}

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