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$(a)$ In equilibrium, Energy radiated by planet = Energy received by planet
By Kirchhoff's rule, energy radiated by planet is proportional to fourth power of its temperature.
$\Rightarrow \quad E_{1}=k T^{4}=k\left(f T^{\prime}\right)^{4}$
where, temperature of planet is $f T^{\prime}$ (given). Energy received by planet
= Solar constant of planet
$=E_{2}=\frac{R^{2} \sigma\left(T^{\prime}\right)^{4}}{d^{2}}$
where, $R=$ radius of star,
$T^{\prime}=$ temperature of star,
$\sigma=$ Stefan's constant
and $d=$ distance of planet and star.
In equilibrium,
$E_{1}=E_{2} \Rightarrow k f^{4}\left(T^{\prime}\right)^{4}=\sigma\left(\frac{R^{2}}{d^{2}}\right) \cdot T^{\prime 4}$
$\Rightarrow \quad f \propto \sqrt{\frac{R}{d}}$