Planets in our solar system orbit the sun in elliptical orbits with the sun at one focus. The path of the orbit of Mercury has a major axis of length 115.8 million miles and an eccentricity of .206. (Source: NASA.) Position the center of the ellipse at the origin and determine the equation of the ellipse. What is the maximum distance between Mercury and the sun?

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The Answer of Planets in our solar system orbit the sun in elliptical orbits with the sun at one focus. The path of the orbit of Mercury has a major axis of length 115.8 million miles and an eccentricity of .206. (Source: NASA.) Position the center of the ellipse at the origin and determine the equation of the ellipse. What is the maximum distance between Mercury and the sun?

Planets in Our Solar System Orbit the Sun in Elliptical