State and explain Kepler’s law of periods.

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Statement:

The square of the time period of revolution of a planet around the Sun is proportional to the cube of the semimajor axis of the ellipse traced by the planet.

Explanation:

If r is length of semi major axis then, this law states that.

T2 × r3 or \(\frac{T^2}{r^3}\) = constant

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