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Imagine a light planet revolving around a very massive star in a circular orbit of radius R with a period of revolution T. if the gravitational force of attraction between the planet and the star is proportational to `R^(-5//2)`, then
(a) `T^(2)` is proportional to `R^(2)`
(b) `T^(2)` is proportional to `R^(7//2)`
(c) `T^(2)` is proportional to `R^(3//3)`
(d) `T^(2)` is proportional to `R^(3.75)`.

A

`r^(3//2)`

B

`r^(5//2)`

C

`r^(7//2)`

D

`r^(1//2)`

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C
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