The apogee (the point in orbit farthest from the focus) and the perigee (the poi

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The apogee (the point in orbit farthest from the focus) and the perigee (the point in orbit closest to the focus) of an elliptical orbit of a satellite are given by A and P The eccentricity of the orbit is the following A+P Probably the most famous of all comets, Halley's comet, has an elliptical orbit with the sun at one focus. Its maximum distance from the sun is approximately 35.29 AU (1 astronomical unit is approximately 92.956 x 10% miles), and its minimum distance is approximately 0.59 AU. Find the eccentricity of the orbit. (Round your answer to four decimal places.) ), and its minimum distance is approximately o

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solution:

Find the eccentricity of the orbit.
e = (35.29- 0.59)/(35.29+0.59)
= 0.967

answer is 0.967

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