Refer to the following figure. At certain times, the

Chapter 9, Problem 11

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Refer to the following figure. At certain times, the planets Earth and Mercury line up in such a way that EMS is a right angle. At such times, SEM is found to be 21.16. Use this information to estimate the distance MS of Mercury from the Sun. Assume that the distance from the Earth to the Sun is 93 million miles. (Round your answer to the nearest million miles. Because Mercurys orbit is not really circular, the actual distance of Mercury from the Sun varies from about 28 million miles to 43 million miles.) 1

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