(a) Find an approximate polar equation for the elliptical orbit of the earth around the sun (at...

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(a) Find an approximate polar equation for the elliptical orbit of the earth around the sun (at one focus) given that the eccentricity is about 0.017 and the length of the major axis is about 2.99 x 108 km. 

(b) Find the distance from the earth to the sun at perihelion and at aphelion.

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Calculus

ISBN: 9780495011606

6th Edition

Authors: James Stewart

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