Solved: 114 In exercises that require numerical values, use Table12.7.1 and the
Chapter 12, Problem 11(choose chapter or problem)
In exercises that require numerical values, use Table 12.7.1 and the following values, where needed:
radius of Earth = 4000 mi = 6440 km
radius of Moon = 1080 mi = 1740 km
1 year (Earth year) = 365 days
(a) The eccentricity of the Moon’s orbit around the Earth is 0.055, and its semimajor axis is \(a=238,900 \mathrm{mi}\). Find the maximum and minimum distances between the surface of the Earth and the surface of the Moon.
(b) Find the period of the Moon’s orbit in days.
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a = 238,900 mi
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