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Homework Statement
Determine Kepler's constant for all Earth Satellites. No information is given, only the question.
Homework Equations
K=R³/t²
The Attempt at a Solution
I decided to use the moon as a satellite. So I went K=(384,403,000)³/(2,360,594.88)²
For R I used the distance from the moon to Earth in meters (384,403km) and for t I used the time it takes the moon to revolve around Earth in seconds (27.3 days).
The answer I get is 1.02x10¹³.
The answer is supposed to be 9.85x10¹²
Thanks for any help!
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