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Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

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An Earth satellite has an elliptical orbit described by (as shown in the pic.) (All units are in miles). The coordinates of the center of Earth are (16,0). Solve, a. The perigee of the satellite’s orbit is the point that is nearest Earth's center. If the radius of Earth is approximately 4000 miles. Find the distance of perigee above Earth’s surface. b. The apogee of the satellite’s orbit is the point that is the greatest distance from Earth’s center. Find the distance of
the apogee above Earth’s surface.

y?
= 1.
(4750)²
x?
(5000)²
Satellite
Apogee
Perigee
+

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