Question

An asteroid has a perihelion distance of 2.0 AU and an aphelion distance of 4.0 AU. Calculate its orbital

semimajor axis, eccentricity, and period

Answer 1

As we know about the concept behind aphelion distance and perihelion distance and the concept of ellipse then just use these concept as :-

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