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If the distance between the earth and the sun were half its present value, the number of days in a year would have been

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129 days
use `T^(2) prop R^(3)` i.e Kepler.s third law .
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  • Consider the following statements and choose the correct option I. If the distance between the earth and the sun was half its present value, the number of days in a year would be 129. II. According to Kepler's law of period T^3 prop r^3

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    Statement I is true
    B
    Statement II is true
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    None is true

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    `65`
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    `129`
    C
    `183`
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    `730`

  • The average distance between the earth and the sun is called

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    astronomical unit
    B
    light year
    C
    parallactic second
    D
    none of these

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