Question

When a planet travels in an elliptical orbit, the sum of the distances from the planet to each focus is?

a) greater than the planet is far from the sun.
b) greater than the planet is near the sun.
c) always the same no matter where the planet is in its orbit.
d) double the length of the planets farthest point from the sun to its nearest point to the sun.

Answer 1

When a planet travels in an elliptical orbit, the sum of the distances from the planet to each focus is always the same no matter where the planet is in its orbit.

The correct answer is C.

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Answer 2

The CORRECT answer is (C)