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JEE Main 202429 JanuaryEvening Shift
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2024
Date
29 January
Shift
Evening Shift
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Gravitation

JEE Main 2024 · 29 January · Evening Shift · Physics · Gravitation

A planet takes 200 days to complete one revolution around the Sun....

A planet takes 200200 days to complete one revolution around the Sun. If the distance of the planet from Sun is reduced to one fourth of the original distance, how many days will it take to complete one revolution?

Options

  1. A2525
  2. B5050
  3. C100100
  4. D2020

Correct answer

A. 2525

Step-by-step solution

The Law of Periods: The square of the period of any planet is proportional to the cube of the semimajor axis of its orbit.

T2∝r3{T}^{2} ∝ {r}^{3}

Therefore, we can write

T12r13=T22r23{T}_{1}^{2}{r}_{1}^{3} = {T}_{2}^{2}{r}_{2}^{3}

⇒(200)2r3=T22(r4)3⇒ \dfrac{( 200{)}^{2}}{{r}^{3}} = {T}_{2}^{2}{\left(\dfrac{r}{4}\right)}^{3}

⇒200×2004×4×4=T22⇒ \dfrac{200 \times 200}{4 \times 4 \times 4} = {T}_{2}^{2}

⇒T2=25⇒ {T}_{2} = 25 days

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