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Kepler's third law states that square of period of revolution (T) of a planet around the sun, is proportional to third power of . average distance r between sun and planet i.e `T^2=Kr^3` here K is constant.
If the masses of sun and planet are M and m respectively then as per Newton's law of gravitation force of attraction between them is `F=(GMm)/(r^2)` , here G is gravitational constant. The relation between G and K is decribed as

A

`GK=4pi^2`

B

`GMK=4pi^2`

C

`K=G`

D

`K=1/G`

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