Question: Let's look again at the pattern in the locations of the planets in our solar system seen in the table in Exercise 22. a) Re-express

Let's look again at the pattern in the locations of the planets in our solar system seen in the table in Exercise 22.
Let's look again at the pattern in the locations of

a) Re-express the distances to create a model for the Distance from the sun based on the planet's Position.
b) Based on this model, would you agree with the International Astronomical Union that Pluto is not a planet? Explain.

Position Distance from Sun Length of Year Planet Number (million miles) (Earth years) Mercury Venus Earth Mars lupiter Saturn Uranus 7 Neptune8 Pluto 024 0.61 67 1.00 1.88 11.86 29.46 84.07 164.82 247.68 142 887 1784 2796 3707

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