The period of moon around the earth is 28 days and radius of its orbit is 4×10^5 km. Find the mass of earth.

The formula of period of moon around the earth is,                T = 2πR+x3GMOR           M = 4π2R+x3GT2.We are given  T= 28×24×3600 s,  R+x=4×108m and   G= 6.67×10-11Nm2/Kg2, so          M = 4×3.14×3.14×64×10246.67×10-11×28×24×3600×28×24×3600            M=6.46×1024Kg.

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