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The radius of the nearly circular orbit of mercury is `5.8xx10^(10)` m and its orbital period is 88 days. If a hypothetical planet has an orbital period of 55 days, what is the radius of its circular orbit ?

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`4.3 xx10^(10)m`

By kepler.s third law .
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