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The orbit of the earth around the sum is an ellipse. The sun is at one of the focus of this ellipse. If the length of its major axis of this ellipse. If the leght of its major axis of this ellipse is 30 million. Km. and eccentricity is 0,.0167 then find minimum and maximum distance of the earth from the sun.

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Maximum distance 152505000 km.
Minimum distance 147495000 km.
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