Question

The figure shows the elliptical orbit of Mercury, whose minimum distance to the Sun is 29 million miles and whose maximum distance to the Sun is 43 million miles. According to Kepler’s laws, the average distance of a planet to the Sun is equal to half the length of the orbit’s major axis. The average distance of Mercury to the Sun is ___ million miles.


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Answer 1

hey

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thx for coming bak and trying the problem

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i can only assume on this one...

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kk

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im checking it out

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k

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About 36 million miles from the Sun

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kk thats wat i got so should i write 36 million or 35

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im guessing 36 million

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i rounded up to 36.. it was abot 35.977

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THANK YOU IT WAS RIGHT!!!

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Sweet!