The figure below is a scaled representation of a planet’s orbit with a semimajor axis of 1.598 AU. (Use the exact values you enter in previous answer(s) to make later calculation(s).)Image Description:- The image shows an elliptical orbit with a grid background.- Two distinct points are marked; one is the Sun (shown in yellow) located at one of the foci of the ellipse, and the other (shown in red) is the planet at a specific point in its orbit.Questions:(a) Find the ratio of the aphelion-to-perihelion distance. \[ \frac{r_A}{r_p} = \_\_\_\_\_ \](b) Find the perihelion and aphelion distances in astronomical units. \[ r_p = \_\_\_\_ \text{ AU} \] \[ r_A = \_\_\_\_ \text{ AU} \](c) Find the distance the Sun is from the center of the orbit. \[ \_\_\_\_ \text{ AU} \]

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The figure below is a scaled representation of a planet's orbit with a semimajor axis of 1.598 AU. (Use the exact values you enter in previous answer(s) to make later calculation(s).) (a) Find the ratio of the aphelion-to-perihelion distance. TA (b) Find the perihelion and aphelion distances in astronomical units. AU TA = AU

The figure below is a scaled representation of a planet's orbit with a semimajor axis of 1.598 AU. (Use the exact values you enter in previous answer(s) to make later calculation(s).) (a) Find the ratio of the aphelion-to-perihelion distance. TA (b) Find the perihelion and aphelion distances in astronomical units. AU TA = AU

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