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The region of the solar system between Mars and Jupiter contains many asteroids that orbit the Sun. Consider an asteroid in a circular orbit of radius 4.9 1011 m. Find the period of the orbit.

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Physics: Principles with Applications
7th Edition, 2013
Giancoli
ISBN: 9780321625922

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