help!!mathematicians...?

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help!!mathematicians...?

help!!mathematicians...?

halley's comet has an elliptical orbit with the sun at 1 focus.its closest distance to the sun is about 9 x 10 to the seventh power, while farthest is about 5.34 x 10 to the ninth power..

A. FIND THE LENGTH of the major axis of halley's comet's orbit.

B. WHAT IS THE LENGTH of its minor axis

2007-12-31 11:42:33 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space

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Hi. This link will show you how to solve the problem. http://books.google.com/books?id=yXziuRLmw4kC&pg=PA14&lpg=PA14&dq=halley's+comet+major+axis&source=web&ots=pOw1Mr5mWQ&sig=Pf3lyKcSMGnsyp0hZeFkh-vzWUc

2008-01-02 06:59:27 · answer #1 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Guessing 5.43 x 10 to the 9th power.

2007-12-31 13:22:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋