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A Distant Asteroid Is Discovered That Takes 50 Years to Orbit

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A distant asteroid is discovered that takes 50 years to orbit the Sun once. According to Kepler's third law, what is the average distance of this asteroid from the Sun?


A) 2500 au
B) 50 au
C) 353 au (square root of 125,000)
D) 13.6 au (cube root of 2500)

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