an astronaut is to be fire into an elliptical orbit about the earth having a minimum altitude of 800km and a maximum altitude of

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5400km find the equation of the curve followed by the astronaut consider the radius of the earth to be 6400km

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jasenka [17] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-25T23:48:58+03:00

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Answer:

X^2/9100+y^2/6800=1

Step-by-step explanation:

using your numbers, we have

b = 6400+800 = 7200

a = 6400+5400 = 11800

So, just plug that into the standard equation for an ellipse, with center at (0,0)