document.write( "Question 1082537: A satellite orbits aroudn the earth in an ellipse orbit of eccentricty 0.80 and with semi-major axis of length 20,000 km. If the center of the earth is at one focus, find the maximum altitude (apogee) of the satellite. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #696730 by ikleyn(52788)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! . \n" ); document.write( " \r\n" ); document.write( "the maximum altitude (apogee) = the length of the major semi-axis PLUS the half of the focus distance = \r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "20000 + 0.8*20000 = 20000 + 16000 = 36000 kilometers.\r\n" ); document.write( "\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Answer. 36000 km.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "---------------\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "See the lesson\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " - Ellipse definition, canonical equation, characteristic points and elements\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "in this site.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Also, you have this free of charge online textbook in ALGEBRA-II in this site\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " ALGEBRA-II - YOUR ONLINE TEXTBOOK.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The referred lesson is the part of this online textbook under the topic \n" ); document.write( "\"Conic sections: Ellipses. Definition, major elements and properties. Solved problems\".\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |