The eccentricity of an asteroid's orbit is 0.0331, and the semimajor axis is 1.61 x 1011 m. The Sun's center is at one focus of the asteroid's orbit. (a) How far from this focus is the other focus in meters? (b) What is the ratio of this distance to the solar radius, 6.96 x 108 m? (a) Number Units (b) Number Units

The eccentricity of an asteroid's orbit is 0.0331, and the semimajor axis is 1.61 x 1011 m. The Sun's center is at one focus of the asteroid's orbit. (a) How far from this focus is the other focus in meters? (b) What is the ratio of this distance to the solar radius, 6.96 x 108 m? (a) Number Units (b) Number Units

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Chapter11: Gravity, Planetary Orbits, And The Hydrogen Atom

Section11.3: Kepler’s Laws

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