The Planet Mercury Travels in an Elliptical Orbit with Eccentricity

question 34

Essay

The planet Mercury travels in an elliptical orbit with eccentricity Its minimum distance from the Sun is km.If the perihelion distance from a planet to the Sun is and the aphelion distance is , find the maximum distance (in km) from Mercury to the Sun.

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K.Warner Schaie

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