What Type Of Math Is Used to Calculate the Speed & Course Of Comets ?

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What Type Of Math Is Used to Calculate the Speed & Course Of Comets ?

2006-11-16 15:40:34 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space

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Kepler's Laws (of planetary motion) use Calculus (first quarter/semester if that is what you were wondering about). You can get a good understanding of them by simplifying them with geometry, trig and logic though I believe.

Most descriptions of the motion of bodies (like planets and comets) use calculus, trig(for angles), and some other basic geometry, as well as good ole logic.

2006-11-16 17:14:08 · answer #1 · answered by iMi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Celestial mechanics.

2006-11-16 23:57:31 · answer #2 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

What is used is analytical geometry and matrix algebra.

2006-11-17 02:08:37 · answer #3 · answered by Sporadic 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋