document.write( "Question 1184729: The orbit of the earth around the sun is elliptical in shape with the sun at one
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document.write( "focus and semimajor axis of length 185.8 million miles. If the distance of the sun from the center of the orbit is 1.58 million miles, find
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document.write( "a. the greatest distance from the sun to Earth, and
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document.write( "b. the least distance from the sun to Earth. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #815401 by ikleyn(52776)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! . \n" ); document.write( "The orbit of the earth around the sun is elliptical in shape with the sun at one focus and semimajor axis \n" ); document.write( "of length 185.8 million miles. If the distance of the sun from the center of the orbit is 1.58 million miles, find \n" ); document.write( "a. the greatest distance from the sun to Earth, and \n" ); document.write( "b. the least distance from the sun to Earth. \n" ); document.write( "~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " Excuse me,\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if you look into Wikipedia article, related to the Earth orbit around the Sun, \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth%27s_orbit\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "you will find there TOTALLY DIFFERENT number for the semimajor axis length of 92.96×10^6 miles (half of your value (!) ).\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I can not participate in the solution of the problem, which incorrectly treats the world's constants.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "( Had the Earth be two times farther from the Sun, than it really is, it would obtain \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "only smart part of the heat energy from the Sun (probably, only one fourth of the current energy flow), \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "everything would be covered by ice, and the life, as we know it, would be hardly possible in our beautiful world . . . ).\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |