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A planet moves around the sun in nearly circular orbit. Its period of revolution 'T' depends upon :
(i) radius 'r' or orbit (ii) mass 'M' of the sum and
(iii) the gravitational constant G.
Show dimensionally that `T^(2) prop r^(2)`.

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