Venus has a period of revolution of 225 earth days. Find the distance between the sun and Venus, as a multiple of Earth's orbital radius. (Use G = 6.670 10-11 Nm2/kg2.)
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Law of Harmony.
225^2/365^2 = Rv^3 / Re^3
0.38 = Rv^3 / Re^3
Rv^3 = 0.38(Re^3)
Rv = 0.72(Re)
The answer is .72.
225^2/365^2 = Rv^3 / Re^3
0.38 = Rv^3 / Re^3
Rv^3 = 0.38(Re^3)
Rv = 0.72(Re)
The answer is .72.