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The perihelion distance of a planet in an elliptical orbit of semi-major axis and…
PHYSICS · Single correct · CBSE · Physics · Gravitation · Gravitation
Problem
The perihelion distance
r
p
r_p
r
p
of a planet in an elliptical orbit of semi-major axis
a
a
a
and eccentricity
e
e
e
is (a)
a
(
1
+
e
)
a(1+e)
a
(
1
+
e
)
(b)
a
(
1
−
e
2
)
a(1-e^{2})
a
(
1
−
e
2
)
(c)
a
(
1
−
e
)
a(1-e)
a
(
1
−
e
)
(d)
a
1
+
e
\dfrac{a}{1+e}
1
+
e
a
Related theory
Planetary Motion & Orbits
Gravitation
Kepler's laws
Kepler's laws of planetary motion
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