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In this coursework I am going to investigate the relationship between the orbital period and the distance of the planet from the sun. Assume that this relationship is a power law of the form: T = KR^n
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Planetary Motion Introduction: The German astronomer Johann Kepler studied the relative motion of the planets and discovered a relationship between their orbital periods and their means distance from the sun Aim: In this coursework I am going to investigate the relationship between the orbital period and the distance of the planet from the sun. Assume that this relationship is a power law of the form: T = KR^n T = the time for full cycle around the sun. R = Mean distance of the planet from the sun. K and N are constant. K = is the gradient As we want to calculate the logs of R and T, we must apply to the laws of log rule number 1 which can be potted as log xy=log x +log y. After separating the logs we must use the log rule number 3, which is Log x+ k log x. Keep in mind that the transposition should end up to the linear function...
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