A planet moves around the Sun in an ellipse with perihelion distance and aphelion distance

PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Gravitation · Gravitation

Problem

A planet moves around the Sun in an ellipse with perihelion distance 0.70 AU0.70\,\text{AU} and aphelion distance 1.30 AU1.30\,\text{AU}. Calculate the eccentricity of its orbit (keep two significant figures).

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