(a) Show that the polar equation of an ellipse with

Chapter 9, Problem 9.5.23

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(a) Show that the polar equation of an ellipse with directrix can be written in the form (b) Find an approximate polar equation for the elliptical orbit of the Earth around the Sun (at one focus) given that the eccentricity is about and the length of the major axis is about km.

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