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The planets travel in elliptical orbits with the sun as a focus, as shown (a) Show that the polar equation of the orbit is given by                                        r = (1 − e2 )a /(1 − e cos)    where e is the eccentricity.                                   (b) Show that the minimum distance ( perihelion) from the sun to the planet is r = a(1 − e) and the maximum distance (aphelion) is r = a(1 + e).

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