Mercury Moves in an Elliptical Orbit with the Sun at One

question 63

Multiple Choice

Mercury moves in an elliptical orbit with the sun at one of the foci.The length of the half of the major axis is 56,996,838 kilometers,and the eccentricity is 0.2056.Find the maximum distance (aphelion) of Mercury from the sun.Round your answer to nearest kilometer. ​

• A)55,856,901 km
• B)11,718,550 km
• C)58,136,775 km
• D)68,715,388 km
• E)45,278,288 km

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