The dwarf planet Pluto moves in an elliptical orbit with the sun at one of the foci,

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The dwarf planet Pluto moves in an elliptical orbit with the sun at one of the foci, as shown in the figure. The length of half of the major axis, a, is 3.67 × 109 miles, and the eccentricity is 0.249. Find the least distance (perihelion) and the greatest distance (aphelion) of Pluto from the center of the sun.
Pluto Sun Not drawn to scale
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