Uranus Completes One Revolution About Its Own Axis Every 17

question 94

Multiple Choice

Uranus completes one revolution about its own axis every 17.24 hours. What is the radius of the orbit required for a satellite to revolve about Uranus with the same period? Uranus has a mass of 8.69 × 10²⁵ kg and G = 6.67 x 10^-11 N·m²/kg².

• A) 8.27 × 10⁷ m
• B) 3.41 × 10⁸ m
• C) 2.56 × 10⁸ m
• D) 9.03 × 10⁷ m
• E) 1.04 × 10⁷ m

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