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Two planets AA and BB having masses m1m_1 and m2m_2 move around the sun in circular orbits of r1r_1 and r2r_2 radii respectively. If angular momentum of AA is LL and that of BB is 3 L3 \mathrm{~L}, the ratio of time period (TATB)\left(\frac{T_A}{T_B}\right) is:

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Answer: (B) 127(m2m1)3\frac{1}{27}\left(\frac{m_2}{m_1}\right)^3

πr12 TA=L2 m1…….(1)πr22 TB=3 L2 m2…….(2)⇒TATB=3⋅m1 m2⋅(r1r2)2(TATB)2=(r1r2)3⇒(r1r2)2=(TATB)43⇒127⋅(m2 m1)3=(TATB)\begin{aligned} & \frac{\pi \mathrm{r}_1^2}{\mathrm{~T}_{\mathrm{A}}}=\frac{\mathrm{L}}{2 \mathrm{~m}_1} \ldots \ldots .(1) \\ & \frac{\pi \mathrm{r}_2^2}{\mathrm{~T}_{\mathrm{B}}}=\frac{3 \mathrm{~L}}{2 \mathrm{~m}_2} \ldots \ldots .(2) \\ & \Rightarrow \frac{\mathrm{T}_{\mathrm{A}}}{\mathrm{T}_{\mathrm{B}}}=3 \cdot \frac{\mathrm{m}_1}{\mathrm{~m}_2} \cdot\left(\frac{\mathrm{r}_1}{\mathrm{r}_2}\right)^2 \\ & \left(\frac{\mathrm{T}_{\mathrm{A}}}{\mathrm{T}_{\mathrm{B}}}\right)^2=\left(\frac{\mathrm{r}_1}{\mathrm{r}_2}\right)^3 \Rightarrow\left(\frac{\mathrm{r}_1}{\mathrm{r}_2}\right)^2=\left(\frac{\mathrm{T}_{\mathrm{A}}}{\mathrm{T}_{\mathrm{B}}}\right)^{\frac{4}{3}} \\ & \Rightarrow \frac{1}{27} \cdot\left(\frac{\mathrm{m}_2}{\mathrm{~m}_1}\right)^3=\left(\frac{\mathrm{T}_{\mathrm{A}}}{\mathrm{T}_{\mathrm{B}}}\right)\end{aligned}

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