Which of These Situations Describes an Acceptable Path for a Body

question 61

Multiple Choice

Which of these situations describes an acceptable path for a body gravitationally bound to the Sun?

• A) parabolic path passing through the center of the Sun
• B) circular path with the Sun on the circle
• C) long ellipse, with the Sun at one focus
• D) long ellipse, with the Sun at its center

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Definitions:

Confidence Level

The proportion of times that an estimating procedure will produce intervals that contain the parameter of interest if the same population is sampled repeatedly.

Precision

The degree to which repeated measurements under unchanged conditions show the same results.

Confidence Interval

A range of values, derived from sample statistics, that is likely to contain the value of an unknown population parameter, expressed with a certain level of confidence.

Confidence Level

The probability, expressed as a percentage, that a parameter lies within a specified range of values, indicating the reliability of an estimate.