SOLUTION: The Earth’s orbit is an ellipse with the sun as one of the foci. If the semi-major axis of the Earth’s orbit is 92. 9 miles, find
a. the distance of the sun from the center
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Question 1198026: The Earth’s orbit is an ellipse with the sun as one of the foci. If the semi-major axis of the Earth’s orbit is 92. 9 miles, find
a. the distance of the sun from the center
b. the shortest and longest distances of the earth from the sun
Answer by ikleyn(52781) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The Earth’s orbit is an ellipse with the sun as one of the foci.
If the semi-major axis of the Earth’s orbit is 92. 9 miles, find
a. the distance of the sun from the center
b. the shortest and longest distances of the earth from the sun
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Plus an additional notice.
In reality, the semi-major axis of the Earth’s orbit is 92.9 miles.
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