On January 31, 1958, the United States launched the research satellite Explorer 1. Its low and high

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On January 31, 1958, the United States launched the research satellite Explorer 1. Its low and high points above the surface of Earth were 220 miles and 1563 miles. Find the eccentricity of its elliptical orbit. (Use 4000 miles as the radius of Earth.)

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Calculus Of A Single Variable

ISBN: 9781337275361

11th Edition

Authors: Ron Larson, Bruce H. Edwards

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