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ISBN: 9781938168000
Author: Paul Peter Urone, Roger Hinrichs
Publisher: OpenStax College
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Chapter 2, Problem 5PE
(a) Calculate Earth's average speed relative to the Sun. (b) What is its average velocity over a period of one year?
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