Question

Kepler’s third law states that square of period of revolution $$\left( T \right)$$ of a planet around the sun, is proportional to third power of average distance $$r$$ between the sun and planet i.e. $${T^2} = K{r^3},$$   here $$K$$ is constant. If the masses of the sun and planet are $$M$$ and $$m$$ respectively, then as per Newton’s law of gravitation force of attraction between them is
$$F = \frac{{GMm}}{{{r^2}}},$$   here $$G$$ is gravitational constant. The relation between $$G$$ and $$K$$ is described as

A. $$GK = 4{\pi ^2}$$
B. $$GMK = 4{\pi ^2}$$  
C. $$K = G$$
D. $$K = \frac{I}{G}$$
Answer :   $$GMK = 4{\pi ^2}$$
Solution :
The gravitational force of attraction between the planet and sun provide the centripetal force
i.e. $$\frac{{GMm}}{{{r^2}}} = \frac{{m{v^2}}}{r}$$
$$ \Rightarrow v = \sqrt {\frac{{GM}}{r}} $$
The time period of planet will be
$$T = \frac{{2\pi r}}{v} \Rightarrow {T^2} = \frac{{4{\pi ^2}{r^2}}}{{\frac{{GM}}{r}}} = \frac{{4{\pi ^2}{r^3}}}{{GM}}\,......\left( {\text{i}} \right)$$
Also from Kepler's third law
$${T^2} = K{r^3}\,......\left( {{\text{ii}}} \right)$$
From Eqs. (i) and (ii), we get
$$\frac{{4{\pi ^2}{r^3}}}{{GM}} = K{r^3} \Rightarrow GMK = 4{\pi ^2}$$

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If the radius of the earth were to shrink by one percent, its mass remaining the same, the acceleration due to gravity on the earth’s surface would-

A. Decrease
B. Remain unchanged
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If $$g$$ is the acceleration due to gravity on the earth’s surface, the gain in the potential energy of an object of mass $$m$$ raised from the surface of the earth to a height equal to the radius $$R$$ of the earth, is-

A. $$\frac{1}{2}\,mgR$$
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If the distance between the earth and the sun were half its present value, the number of days in a year would have been-

A. $$64.5$$
B. $$129$$
C. $$182.5$$
D. $$730$$
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A geo-stationary satellite orbits around the earth in a circular orbit of radius $$36,000 \,km.$$   Then, the time period of a spy satellite orbiting a few hundred km above the earth's surface $$\left( {{R_{earth}} = 6400\,km} \right)$$    will approximately be-

A. $$\frac{1}{2}\,hr$$
B. $$1 \,hr$$
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