Measure the periods for each planet.   Measure the orbital radius of each planet. Calculate the ratios of square of the periods and cubed of the radii for the planets.     Compare the results and comment if your result confirms Kepler's Third Law.

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  1. Measure the periods for each planet.  
  2. Measure the orbital radius of each planet.
  3. Calculate the ratios of square of the periods and cubed of the radii for the planets.    
  4. Compare the results and comment if your result confirms Kepler's Third Law.   

(Pic1 has the yellow and bluw planets points plotted. Pic2 has the grey and red planet plots listed.) 

Time:
87
x=+0.5921 y=+0
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364
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x=+1.5 y=+0
Transcribed Image Text:Time: 87 x=+0.5921 y=+0 Time: 364 E. x=+1.5 y=+0
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681
x=+2.2763 y=+0
Time: 222
X=+1.0921 y=+0
Transcribed Image Text:Time: 681 x=+2.2763 y=+0 Time: 222 X=+1.0921 y=+0
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