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The square of its period of revolution around the sun is ____________ to the cube of the mean distance of a planet from the sun.

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Inversely proportional

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Directly proportional

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Not proportional

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depend

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Solution

The correct option is B Directly proportional
According to Kepler's Law
$T^{2} \propto a^{3}$
Where, $a$ is the mean distance to the cube of the mean distance of a planet from the sun.
hence directly proportional

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