4. A comet's path can be modeled by one branch of the hyperbola where the sun is at the focus of that part of the hyperbola. Each unit of the coordinate system is 1 milloion miles. find the coordinates of the sun(assuming it is at the focus with non-negative coordinates). Round to the nearest hundredth. How close does the comet come to the sun? 1096 1, 41334,

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4. A comet's path can be modeled by one branch of the hyperbola
where the sun is at the focus of that part of the hyperbola. Each unit of the coordinate
system is 1 milloion miles. find the coordinates of the sun(assuming it is at the focus
with non-negative coordinates). Round to the nearest hundredth. How close does the
comet come to the sun?
1096
1,
41334,
Transcribed Image Text:4. A comet's path can be modeled by one branch of the hyperbola where the sun is at the focus of that part of the hyperbola. Each unit of the coordinate system is 1 milloion miles. find the coordinates of the sun(assuming it is at the focus with non-negative coordinates). Round to the nearest hundredth. How close does the comet come to the sun? 1096 1, 41334,
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