The position of a planet that a closest to and farthest from the sun are called its  perihelion and aphelion respectively. We know that the Earth orbits around the Sun (as one focus) in an elliptical orbit with the perihelion distance of 1.47 x 10^8 km and the aphelion distance of 1.52 x 10^8 km.  Find the Cartesian equation of the elliptical orbit.

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The position of a planet that a closest to and farthest from the sun are called its 
perihelion and aphelion respectively. We know that the Earth orbits around the Sun (as one focus) in an elliptical orbit with the perihelion distance of 1.47 x 10^8 km and the aphelion distance of 1.52 x 10^8 km. 
Find the Cartesian equation of the elliptical orbit.

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