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assume that the earth orbits the sun in a circular orbit with constant speed at a...

assume that the earth orbits the sun in a circular orbit with constant speed at a radius of 1.5 x 10^11 m with a period of T = 356 days. Calculate the speed of the earth in its orbit (in m/s)

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