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Worked examplesKepler's third law — T² ∝ a³ — derivation

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Yeh ek companion page hai the main derivation ke liye. Yahaan hum sirf ek kaam karte hain: hum law ke har tarah ke problem ko grind karke khatam karte hain, taaki koi bhi exam question aur koi bhi real-world scenario unfamiliar na lage.

Shuru karne se pehle, yaad karo is law ke teen roop (har ek alag unknown solve karta hai):

Yahaan = period (ek poora chakkar lagane ka time), = semi-major axis (orbit size; circle ke liye bas radius), = gravitational constant , aur = mass of the central body being orbited. Hum = orbital speed se bhi milenge, yaani ek body apne path par per second kitni distance cover karti hai (metres per second mein).


The scenario matrix

Is law ke har problem ka koi na koi cell mein jagah hoti hai. Neeche ke examples us cell ke label ke saath hain jo woh cover karta hai. (Agar neeche ki table render na ho, toh har Cell — distinguishing feature → Example line ko ek row samjho.)

  • Cell A — Absolute period: real aur SI units mein given hai, find karo. → Ex 1
  • Cell B — Absolute size (inverse): aur given hai, find karo. → Ex 2 (GEO)
  • Cell C — Ratio, same : do orbits compare karo, constant cancel ho jaata hai. → Ex 3
  • Cell D — Kepler's units trick: AU mein, years mein, Sun ⇒ . → Ex 4
  • Cell E — Ellipse, is it ?: perihelion & aphelion given hai, build karo. → Ex 5
  • Cell F — Solve for central mass: ke liye rearrange karo ("Sun/planet ko weigh karo"). → Ex 6
  • Cell G — Degenerate / limiting: (circle), (radial fall), . → Ex 7
  • Cell H — Exam twist: comparable masses ⇒ use karo; unit trap. → Ex 8
Cell Isse alag kya banata hai Example
A. Absolute period Real aur (SI units) given, find karo Ex 1
B. Absolute size (inverse) aur given, find karo Ex 2 (GEO)
C. Ratio, same Do orbits compare karo, constant cancel Ex 3
D. Kepler's units trick AU mein, years mein, Sun → Ex 4
E. Ellipse — is it ? Perihelion & aphelion given, build karo Ex 5
F. Solve for central mass ke liye rearrange ("Sun/planet ko weigh karo") Ex 6
G. Degenerate / limiting (circle), (radial fall), Ex 7
H. Exam twist Comparable masses → use karo; unit trap Ex 8

Cell A — absolute period in SI units


Cell B — inverse problem, orbit size ke liye solve karo


Cell C — ratio form, same central mass


Cell D — Kepler's natural-units trick


Cell E — ellipse: perihelion aur aphelion se build karo


Cell F — "central body ko weigh karo"


Cell G — degenerate aur limiting cases


Cell H — the exam twist (comparable masses)


Recall

Recall Inme se har ek kaun sa cell hai? (answers chhupao)

(AU mein) given aur Sun ke around orbit, years mein chahiye ::: Cell D — use karo Perihelion aur aphelion given, period chahiye ::: Cell E — pehle form karo Ek moon ka aur given, planet ki mass chahiye ::: Cell F — Saturn ke do moons compare karo, nahi diya ::: Cell C — ratio Similar mass ke do stars ::: Cell H — use karo, = separation Kya orbit ko zyada elliptical banane se (fixed ) change hota hai? ::: Nahi — Cell G, drop out ho jaata hai


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