(a)
To calculate: Approximate area swept out by a ray from the sun to planet as
(b)
To calculate:
Approximate angle
Does the ray sweep through a larger or smaller angle than in part a to generate the same area and why is this case
(c)
To Find:
Distance the planet travelled in part a and part b
Use these distances to approximate the average number of kilometres per year the planet travelled in two cases
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