A planet (P1) is moving around the star of mass 2M in the orbit of radius R. Another planet (P2) is moving around another star of mass 4M in an orbit of radius 2R. Ratio of time periods of revolution of P2 and P1 is .
- 12
- 2
- 4
- 14
Answer
(2) 2
Solution
For a circular orbit: GMmR2=m ( 2 T )2R
T=2 R3GM T R3M
T2T1= (2R)3R3 2M4M
= 8 12= 4=2
Answer: (2)