Consider two planets of mass m and 2m,
respectively, orbiting the same star in circular
orbits. The more massive planet is 4.5 times
as far from the star as the less massive one.
What is the ratio F1 : F2 of the gravita-
tional forces exerted on the star by the two
planets?
What is the ratio v1 : v2 of the speeds of the
two planets?
What is the ratio T1 : T2 of the orbital periods
of the two planets?

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Answer:

Part a)

[tex]\frac{F_1}{F_2} = 10.125[/tex]

Part b)

[tex]\frac{v_1}{v_2} = \sqrt{\frac{4.5r}{r}} = 2.12[/tex]

Part c)

[tex]\frac{T_1}{T_2} = 9.54[/tex]

Explanation:

Part a)

As we know that the gravitational force is given as

[tex]F = \frac{GMm}{r^2}[/tex]

so we will have to find the ratio of force on two planets due to star

so here we have

[tex]\frac{F_1}{F_2} = \frac{m_1r_2^2}{m_2r_1^2}[/tex]

[tex]\frac{F_1}{F_2} = \frac{m (4.5r)^2}{(2m) r}[/tex]

[tex]\frac{F_1}{F_2} = 10.125[/tex]

Part b)

Orbital speed is given as

[tex]v = \sqrt{\frac{GM}{r}}[/tex]

so the ratio of two orbital speed is given as

[tex]\frac{v_1}{v_2} = \frac{r_2}{r_1}[/tex]

[tex]\frac{v_1}{v_2} = \sqrt{\frac{4.5r}{r}} = 2.12[/tex]

Part c)

Time period is given as

[tex]T = 2\pi\sqrt{\frac{r^3}{GM}}[/tex]

so the ratio of two time period is given as

[tex]\frac{T_1}{T_2} = \sqrt{\frac{r_1^3}{r_2^3}}[/tex]

[tex]\frac{T_1}{T_2} = \sqrt{\frac{4.5r^3}{r^3}}[/tex]

[tex]\frac{T_1}{T_2} = 9.54[/tex]

The ratios of the gravitational force, orbital velocity, and time period are 10.125, 2.12, and 9.55 respectively.

What is gravitational force?

It is the force exerted by the body to the other body. The force is directly proportional to the product of masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.

[tex]\rm F = G \dfrac{m_1m_2}{r^2}[/tex]

The more massive planet is 4.5 times as far from the star as the less massive one.

m₁ = 2 m₂

a)  The ratio F₁: F₂ of the gravitational forces exerted on the star by the two planets will be

[tex]\rm \dfrac{F_1}{F_2} = \dfrac{m_1r_2^2}{m_2r_1^2}\\\\\\\dfrac{F_1}{F_2} = \dfrac{m_1 (4.5r _1)^2}{2m_1r_1^2}\\\\\\\dfrac{F_1}{F_2} = 10.125[/tex]

b)  The ratio v₁: v₂ of the speeds of the two planets will be

Orbital speed is given as

[tex]\rm v = \sqrt{\dfrac{GM}{r}}\\v \propto \dfrac{1}{\sqrt{r}} \\\\ rv^2 \propto c[/tex]

Then

[tex]\rm r_1v_1^2 = r_2v_2^2\\\\\dfrac{v_1}{v_2} = \sqrt{\dfrac{4.5r_1}{r_1}}\\\\\dfrac{v_1}{v_2} = 2.12[/tex]

c)  The ratio T₁: T₂ of the orbital periods of the two planets will be

The time period is given as

[tex]\rm T = 2\pi \sqrt{\dfrac{r^3}{GM}}\\\\T \propto \sqrt{r^3}[/tex]

Then

[tex]\rm \dfrac{T_1}{T_2} = \sqrt{\dfrac{r_1^3}{r_2^3}} \\\\\\\dfrac{T_1}{T_2} = \sqrt{\dfrac{(4.5r_1)^3}{r_1}}\\\\\\\dfrac{T_1}{T_2} = 9.55[/tex]

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