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title: "A \\(2.2 \\times 10^{21} \\, \\text{kg}\\) moon orbits a distant planet in a circular orbit of radius \\(1.5 \\times 10^8 \\, \\text{m}\\). It experiences a \\(1.1 \\times 10^{19} \\, \\text{N}\\) gravitational pull from the planet. What is the moon’s orbital period in Earth days?"
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# A \(2.2 \times 10^{21} \, \text{kg}\) moon orbits a distant planet in a circular orbit of radius \(1.5 \times 10^8 \, \text{m}\). It experiences a \(1.1 \times 10^{19} \, \text{N}\) gravitational pull from the planet. What is the moon’s orbital period in Earth days?

A \(2.2 \times 10^{21} \, \text{kg}\) moon orbits a distant planet in a circular orbit of radius \(1.5 \times 10^8 \, \text{m}\). It experiences a \(1.1 \times 10^{19} \, \text{N}\) gravitational pull from the planet. What is the moon’s orbital period in Earth days?

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