Here is a table of the 9 sun-orbiting objects formerly known as planets.

a) Plot the Length of the year against the Distance from the sun. Describe the shape of your plot.
b) Re-express one or both variables to straighten the plot. Use the re-expressed data to create a model describing the length of a planet’s year based on its distance from the sun.
c) Comment on how well your model fits the data.

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Planet Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto Position Number 12345 3 879 6 9 Distance from Sun (million miles) 36.254 66.931 92.960 141.299 483.392 886.838 1782.97 2794.37 3671.92 Length of Year (Earth years) 0.24 0.62 1 1.88 11.86 29.46 84.01 164.8 248