Find the Eccentricity E of the Ellipse $606 \mathrm {~km}$ Determine an Equation for the Ellipse If the Distance

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Find the eccentricity e of the ellipse.
-A satellite is to be put into an elliptical orbit around a moon. The moon is a sphere with radius $606 \mathrm {~km}$ . Determine an equation for the ellipse if the distance of the satellite from the surface of moon varies from $308 \mathrm {~km}$ to $988 \mathrm {~km}$ .

• A) \(\frac { x ^ { 2 } } { 1594 ^ { 2 } } + \frac { y ^ { 2 } } { 914 ^ { 2 } } = 1\)
• B) \(\frac { x ^ { 2 } } { 988 } + \frac { y ^ { 2 } } { 308 } = 1\)
• C) \(\frac { x ^ { 2 } } { 914 ^ { 2 } } + \frac { y ^ { 2 } } { 1594 ^ { 2 } } = 1\)
• D) \(\frac { x ^ { 2 } } { 308 } + \frac { y ^ { 2 } } { 988 } = 1\)

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