The Comet Borrelly Has an Elliptical Orbit with an Eccentricity

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Multiple Choice

The Comet Borrelly has an elliptical orbit with an eccentricity of ​ .The length of the major axis of the orbit is approximately 5.83 astronomical units.Find a polar equation for the orbit.How close does the comet come to the sun? ​

• A) Closest point to the sun is 1.096 astronomical unit.
• B) Closest point to the sun is 1.096 astronomical unit.
• C) Closest point to the sun is 1.096 astronomical unit.
• D) Closest point to the sun is 1.096 astronomical unit.
• E) Closest point to the sun is 1.096 astronomical unit.

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