The orbit of Mars around the sun is an ellipse with eccentricity 0.093 and semimajor axis 2.28 × 108 km. Find a polar equation for the orbit. (If you enter your answer in scientific notation, round the decimal value to two decimal places. Use equivalent rounding if you do not enter your answer in scientific notation.)

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The orbit of Mars around the sun is an ellipse with eccentricity 0.093 and semimajor axis 2.28 × 108 km. Find a polar equation for the orbit. (If you enter your answer in scientific notation, round the decimal value to two decimal places. Use equivalent rounding if you do not enter your answer in scientific notation.)

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