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    The document derives Kepler's law of planetary motion. It shows that: 1) The magnitude of an ellipse is constant, and multiplying this by the period T gives the total area swept out. 2) Using trigonometry and substituting known variables, an expression for the area of an ellipse in terms of the semi-major axis a is derived. 3) Equating the two expressions for area leads to an expression for the period T in terms of the semi-major axis a and gravitational parameter GM, which is Kepler's third law.

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    The document derives Kepler's law of planetary motion. It shows that: 1) The magnitude of an ellipse is constant, and multiplying this by the period T gives the total area swept out. 2) Using trigonometry and substituting known variables, an expression for the area of an ellipse in terms of the semi-major axis a is derived. 3) Equating the two expressions for area leads to an expression for the period T in terms of the semi-major axis a and gravitational parameter GM, which is Kepler's third law.

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    The document derives Kepler's law of planetary motion. It shows that: 1) The magnitude of an ellipse is constant, and multiplying this by the period T gives the total area swept out. 2) Using trigonometry and substituting known variables, an expression for the area of an ellipse in terms of the semi-major axis a is derived. 3) Equating the two expressions for area leads to an expression for the period T in terms of the semi-major axis a and gravitational parameter GM, which is Kepler's third law.

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    The document derives Kepler's law of planetary motion. It shows that: 1) The magnitude of an ellipse is constant, and multiplying this by the period T gives the total area swept out. 2) Using trigonometry and substituting known variables, an expression for the area of an ellipse in terms of the semi-major axis a is derived. 3) Equating the two expressions for area leads to an expression for the period T in terms of the semi-major axis a and gravitational parameter GM, which is Kepler's third law.

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    745584-7-53RE .

    AID: 487799 | 17/08/2021

    The rate at which the position vector r(t) covers the area is known as magnitude.
    1
    J
    The magnitude of the ellipse is 2 .

    (a)

    Since the magnitude is always constant, multiply by the given period T.


    The total area of the ellipse
    1 1
    J  T  J .T
    2 2

    (b)

    Plot the elliptical orbit with a as the semi major axis and b as the semi minor axis.

    Use the Pythagorean theorem for the triangle F1CB.


    CF12  CB 2  BF12

    Substitute CF1  ae, CB  b, BF1  a into the equation.


    (ae) 2  b 2  a 2
    b 2  a 2  (ae) 2
    b   a 1  e2
    p
    1  e2 
    Take the positive sign and substitute a
    p
    ba
    a
    b pa
    b pa  into the area of the ellipse 
    Substitute 
    A   ab
    A   a pa
    A  ( p )a 3/2

    (c)

    1
    J T
    The expression for area obtained in part (a) is 2 .
    The expression for area obtained in part (b) is
    ( p )a 3/2 .

    Equate these two expressions.

    2
    J
    p
    The value of p is equal to GM

    Substitute p into the expression


    1
    ( p ) a 3/2  J T
    2
     J  3/ 2 1
       a  J T
     GM  2
    2 a 3/ 2
    T
    GM
    4 2 a 3
    T 
    2

    GM

    Hence Kepler’s law is derived.

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