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A planet moving around sun sweeps area $A_1$ in $2$ days, $A_2$ in $3$ days and $A_3$ in $6$ days. Then the relation between $A_1, A_2 $ and $A_3$ is

Updated On: May 30, 2022
  • $3 A_1 \,=\,2A_2 \,=\, A_3$
  • $2 A_1 \,=\,3A_2 \,=\, 6A_3$
  • $3 A_1 \,=\,2A_2 \,=\, 6A_3$
  • $6 A_1 \,=\,3A_2 \,=\, 2A_3$
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Solution and Explanation

By Kepler's second law of motion,
$\frac{A_{1}}{t_{1}}=\frac{A_{2}}{t_{2}}=\frac{A_{3}}{t_{3}}\,\,\,\,\,\dots(i)$
$\frac{A_{1}}{2}=\frac{A_{2}}{3}=\frac{A_{3}}{6}$
or $\frac{3 A_{1}}{6}=\frac{2 A_{2}}{6}=\frac{A_{3}}{6}$
Or $3 A_{1}=2 A_{2}=A_{3}$
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Concepts Used:

Gravitation

In mechanics, the universal force of attraction acting between all matter is known as Gravity, also called gravitation, . It is the weakest known force in nature.

Newton’s Law of Gravitation

According to Newton’s law of gravitation, “Every particle in the universe attracts every other particle with a force whose magnitude is,

  • F ∝ (M1M2) . . . . (1)
  • (F ∝ 1/r2) . . . . (2)

On combining equations (1) and (2) we get,

F ∝ M1M2/r2

F = G × [M1M2]/r2 . . . . (7)

Or, f(r) = GM1M2/r2

The dimension formula of G is [M-1L3T-2].