Answer to Question #97934 in Mechanics | Relativity for Khan

Question

assuming that the planet mars has period about sun equal to 687 earth days approximately find the mean distance of mars from the sun. take the distance of the earth from the sun has 150 million km.

Answer 1

Assuming that the speed of the Eatrh is the same as the speed of Mars,

l=(l_earth*n_mars)/n_earth=150,000,000*687/365.25=282,000,000 km

Answer: 282 mln km.