Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus
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ISBN: 9781305115309
Author: James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 11.2, Problem 66E
The Orbit of Pluto With an eccentricity of 0.25, Pluto’s orbit is the most eccentric in the solar system. The length of the minor axis of its orbit is approximately 10,000,000,000 km. Find the distance between Pluto and the sun at perihelion and at aphelion. (See Exercise 65.)
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Prob. 34ECh. 11.4 - Prob. 35ECh. 11.4 - Finding the Equation of a Shifted Conic Find an...Ch. 11.4 - Prob. 37ECh. 11.4 - Prob. 38ECh. 11.4 - Prob. 39ECh. 11.4 - Prob. 40ECh. 11.4 - Prob. 41ECh. 11.4 - Prob. 42ECh. 11.4 - Prob. 43ECh. 11.4 - Prob. 44ECh. 11.4 - Finding the Equation of a Shifted Conic Find an...Ch. 11.4 - Prob. 46ECh. 11.4 - Prob. 47ECh. 11.4 - Prob. 48ECh. 11.4 - Graphing Shifted Conics Complete the square to...Ch. 11.4 - Prob. 50ECh. 11.4 - Graphing Shifted Conics Complete the square to...Ch. 11.4 - Prob. 52ECh. 11.4 - Graphing Shifted Conics Complete the square to...Ch. 11.4 - Graphing Shifted Conics Complete the square to...Ch. 11.4 - Prob. 55ECh. 11.4 - Prob. 56ECh. 11.4 - Prob. 57ECh. 11.4 - Prob. 58ECh. 11.4 - Prob. 59ECh. 11.4 - Prob. 60ECh. 11.4 - Prob. 61ECh. 11.4 - Prob. 62ECh. 11.4 - Prob. 63ECh. 11.4 - Prob. 64ECh. 11.4 - Prob. 65ECh. 11.4 - Path of a Cannonball A cannon fires a cannonball...Ch. 11.4 - Orbit of a Satellite A satellite is in an...Ch. 11.4 - Prob. 68ECh. 11.5 - 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