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It Takes the Planet Jupiter 12 Years to Orbit the Sun

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It takes the planet Jupiter 12 years to orbit the sun once in a nearly circular orbit. Assuming that Jupiter's orbit is truly circular, what is the distance from Jupiter to the sun, given that the distance from the earth to the sun is 1.5×1011 m?1.5 \times 10 ^ { 11 } \mathrm {~m} ?


A) 3.9×1011 m3.9 \times 10 ^ { 11 } \mathrm {~m}
B) 7.9×1011 m7.9 \times 10 ^ { 11 } \mathrm {~m}
C) 5.2×1011 m5.2 \times 10 ^ { 11 } \mathrm {~m}
D) 9.7×1011 m9.7 \times 10 ^ { 11 } \mathrm {~m}
E) 3.2×1012 m3.2 \times 10 ^ { 12 } \mathrm {~m}

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