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Apogee, Perigee, and Eccentricity

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OpenStudy (unklerhaukus):

do you have definition of eccentricity?

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No

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I have d=132 through 583 and r=3950

OpenStudy (unklerhaukus):

The eccentricity of an ellipse is, (according to wikipedia), the ratio of the distance between the centre of the ellipse and each focus to the length of the semimajor axis.

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|dw:1447772708516:dw|

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E = f/b |dw:1447775058654:dw|

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you have |dw:1447775155475:dw|

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find f and b, in terms of P and A, then take E = f/b and simplify.

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