Use the Figure to the Right to Answer the Next

question 64

Multiple Choice

Use the figure to the right to answer the next problems. The orbits of two planets orbiting a star are shown. The semimajor axis of planet A is twice that of planet B.
-If the period of planet B is T_B, the period of planet A is

• A) 2T_B
• C) 3T_B
• E) 4T_B

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