At its closest point, Venus is .719 AU from the Sun. At its farthest point, Venus is .728 AU from the Sun. Write an equation for the orbit of Venus. Assume the following: the center of the orbit is the origin, the Sun lies on the x-axis, and the radius of the Sun is .0043 AU.
+130511 Assuming that the Sun is completely spherical and its exact center lies at (0,0) ....and......
Depending upon the orientation of Venus's orbit ( I'll choose to have the apogee on the x axis)....we have
"a" = .728 + .0043 = .7323
"b" = .719 + .0043 = .7233 so we have
x2 / (a)2 + y2 / (b)2 = 1
x2 / (.7323)2 + y2 / (.7233)2 = 1
x2 / .53626329 + y2 / .52316289 = 1
+130511 Assuming that the Sun is completely spherical and its exact center lies at (0,0) ....and......
Depending upon the orientation of Venus's orbit ( I'll choose to have the apogee on the x axis)....we have
"a" = .728 + .0043 = .7323
"b" = .719 + .0043 = .7233 so we have
x2 / (a)2 + y2 / (b)2 = 1
x2 / (.7323)2 + y2 / (.7233)2 = 1
x2 / .53626329 + y2 / .52316289 = 1
