Jupiter’s moon, Ganymede takes 7.15 Earth days to orbit Jupiter. Ganymede is measured to be 7.1 X 10-3 AU from Jupiter’s center. A second moon of Jupiter, Callisto, takes 16.69 Earth days to orbit Jupiter. How far away is Callisto from the center of Jupiter?

0.0124 AU

Explanation:

Ganymede takes 7.15 Earth days to orbit Jupiter. Ganymede is measured to be 7.1 X 10⁻³ AU from Jupiter’s center.

We need to find how far away is Callisto from the center of Jupiter if a second moon of Jupiter, Callisto, takes 16.69 Earth days to orbit Jupiter. Let it is r₂. Using third law of Kepler.

i.e.

So, Callisto is 0.0124 AU from the center of the Jupiter.

  distance on the y-axis and time on the x-axis.

explanation:

the instantaneous velocity = change in position/time taken

the slope of the graph should give instantaneous velocity.

  slope of a graph = change in value of y -axis / change in values of x -axis

  comparing both the equations

    change in value of y -axis = change in position

  change in values of x -axis = time taken

so position values should be on the y axis and time values should be on the x axis.

distance on the y-axis and time on the x-axis.

54 degrees incident angle = reflected angle

angle is from normal turned to line of ray