An asteroid is orbiting the sun in a stable orbit with a period (its “year”) of 860.623 days (Earth-days). What is the ratio of the asteroids distance from the sun to the Earth's distance from the sun? Answer is 1.8. Please show steps.

An asteroid is orbiting the sun in a stable orbit with a period (its “year”) of 860.623 days (Earth-days). What is the ratio of the asteroids distance from the sun to the Earth's distance from the sun? Answer is 1.8. Please show steps.

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Chapter2: Representing Motion

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