75. The moon's orbit around the Earth is elliptical with the Earth at one focus and with eccentricity 0.0549. If the distance between the moon and Earth at the closest point is 363,300 km, determine the distance at the farthest point. Round to the nearest 100 km. (See Example 7)

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75. The moon's orbit around the Earth is elliptical with the
Earth at one focus and with eccentricity 0.0549. If the
distance between the moon and Earth at the closest
point is 363,300 km, determine the distance at the
farthest point. Round to the nearest 100 km.
(See Example 7)
Transcribed Image Text:75. The moon's orbit around the Earth is elliptical with the Earth at one focus and with eccentricity 0.0549. If the distance between the moon and Earth at the closest point is 363,300 km, determine the distance at the farthest point. Round to the nearest 100 km. (See Example 7)
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