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The astronomical unit (AU, equal to the mean radius of the Earth’s orbit) is 1.4960 ⋅ 1011...

The astronomical unit (AU, equal to the mean radius of the Earth’s orbit) is 1.4960 ⋅ 1011 m, and a year is 3.1557⋅107 s. Newton’s gravitational constant is G = 6.6743 ⋅ 10−11m3kg−1s−2. Calculate the mass of the Sun in kilograms. (Recalling or looking up the mass of the Sun does not constitute a solution to this problem.)

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