The Comet Borrelly Has an Elliptical Orbit with an Eccentricity $e \approx 0.624$

question 39

Multiple Choice

The Comet Borrelly has an elliptical orbit with an eccentricity of ​ $e \approx 0.624$ .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) \(\frac { 1.780 } { 1 - 1.624 \sin \theta }\) Closest point to the sun is \(\approx\) 1.096 astronomical unit.
• B) \(\frac { 1.780 } { 1 + \cos \theta }\) Closest point to the sun is \(\approx\) 1.096 astronomical unit.
• C) \(\frac { 0.624 } { 1 + 1.780 \sin \theta }\) Closest point to the sun is \(\approx\) 1.096 astronomical unit.
• D) \(\frac { 1.780 } { 1 + 0.624 \sin \theta }\) Closest point to the sun is \(\approx\) 1.096 astronomical unit.
• E) \(\frac {1.780}{ 1 - 1.624 \cos \theta }\) Closest point to the sun is \(\approx\) 1.096 astronomical unit.

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