Answer:
Part a)
distance = 112 miles
Part b)
current position = 112 miles from the position of town
Explanation:
Part a)
Since the distance marker is showing the distance between the town and the position of john at all time
so here we have

Part b)
Current position of John is given as

from the position of the town
I believe the answer is A. shorter wires
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D.
All follow an elliptical path that has two foci, rather than a circular path.
Kepler found paths are elliptical, not circular