COLLEGE ALGEBRA - ALEKS 360
COLLEGE ALGEBRA - ALEKS 360
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In the study of the conic section of the geometry, An ellipse is a plane curve surrounding two focal points, or foci where the set of all locus of points in the plane has their sum of the distances to the two foci is constant. On the ellipse curve, it is…
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In September 2009, Australian astronomer Robert H. McNaught discovered comet C / 2009       R 1 ( McNaught ) . The orbit of this comet is hyperbolic with the Sun at one focus. Because the orbit is not elliptical, the comet will not be captured by the Sun’s gravitational pull and instead will pass by the Sun only once. The comet reached perihelion of July 2, 2010. (Source: Minor Planet Center, http:/minorplanetcenter.net/)

Chapter 7.2, Problem 65PE, 65. In September 2009, Australian astronomer Robert H. McNaught discovered comet . The orbit of this

The path of the comet can be modeled by the equation

x 2 ( 1191.2 ) 2 − y 2 ( 30.9 ) 2 = 1

where x and y are measured in AU (astronomical units).

a. Determine the distance (in AU) at perihelion. Round to 1 decimal place.

b. Using the rounded value from part (a), if 1 AU ≈ 93,000,000 mi, find the distance in miles.

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COLLEGE ALGEBRA - ALEKS 360

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