Aphelion Center Mean distance Peribelion + Sun Major axis Use the fact that the orbit of a planet about the Sun is an ellipse, with the Sun at one focus. The aphelion of a planet is its greatest distance from the Sun, and the perihelion is its shortest distance. The mean distance of a planet from the Sun is the length of the semi-major axis of the elliptical orbit as provided in the figure. a. The mean distance of Mars from the Sun is 142 million times. If the perihelion of Mars is 128.5 million miles, what is the aphelion? Write an equation for the orbit of Mars about the Sun.

Aphelion Center Mean distance Peribelion + Sun Major axis Use the fact that the orbit of a planet about the Sun is an ellipse, with the Sun at one focus. The aphelion of a planet is its greatest distance from the Sun, and the perihelion is its shortest distance. The mean distance of a planet from the Sun is the length of the semi-major axis of the elliptical orbit as provided in the figure. a. The mean distance of Mars from the Sun is 142 million times. If the perihelion of Mars is 128.5 million miles, what is the aphelion? Write an equation for the orbit of Mars about the Sun.

Algebra & Trigonometry with Analytic Geometry

13th Edition

ISBN:9781133382119

Author:Swokowski

Publisher:Swokowski

Chapter11: Topics From Analytic Geometry

Section11.6: Polar Equations Of Conics

Problem 41E

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