Explanation Given: The orbit of the Earth is an ellipse with sun at one focus, the distance between earth and sun ranges from 91.4 to 94.6 million miles. Definition used: The equation of the ellipse having semi-major axis a , semi-minor axis b and center at ( 0 , 0 ) is x 2 b 2 + y 2 a 2 = 1 . The formula for eccentricity of an ellipse is e = c a and foci are ( 0 , ± c ) where c = a 2 + b 2 . Calculation: The sun is located at the focus of the elliptical orbit, the maximum distance of the earth from the sun moving in elliptical orbit is ( a + c ) and minimum distance of the earth from sun moving in elliptical orbit is ( a − c ) . Here a is the semi major axis of the elliptical orbit. The maximum distance of the earth from the sun is 94.6 million miles which is equal to ( a + c ) . From the above statement, it can be written as follows: a + c = 94.6 ...... ( 1 ) The minimum distance of the earth from the sun is 91.4 million miles which is equal to ( a − c ) . From the above statement, it can be written as follows: a − c = 91

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