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What is Kepler's third law simplified?


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  1. Kepler's third law is known as the law of periods.
  2. Kepler's third law states that the square of the time period of revolution of a planet around the sun in an elliptical orbit is directly proportional to the cube of its semi-major axis.
  3. The mathematical expression for Kepler's third law is
    T2a3
    where, T represents the time period of revolution of a planet around the sun
    a represents the semi-major axis of the elliptical orbit.

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