Astronomy. Comets have elliptical orbits, but the orbits of some comets are so large

Chapter 12, Problem 12.3.27

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Astronomy. Comets have elliptical orbits, but the orbits of some comets are so large that they look much like a parabola. Find an equation of the form y ax2 bx c for the parabola that closely describes the orbit of the comet shown in the illustration. 2, 5)yxSun2462

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