Satellite X of mass m orbits planet X of mass M at a center-to-center distance r. Satellite Y or mass 4m orbits planet Y of mass 8M at a center-to-center distance 2r. By what factor does the period of system X vary from system Y (a system consisting of the satellite and its host planet)?

Satellite X of mass m orbits planet X of mass M at a center-to-center distance r. Satellite Y or mass 4m orbits planet Y of mass 8M at a center-to-center distance 2r. By what factor does the period of system X vary from system Y (a system consisting of the satellite and its host planet)?

College Physics

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Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

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