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specific curve; the closed path taken by a point that moves in such a way that the sum of its distances from two fixed points (foci) is constant; for a satellite orbiting a planet, the center of the planet is at one focus and the other focus could be inside or outside the planet is _______

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An ellipse is a specific curve: the closed path taken by a point that moves in such a way that the sum of its distance from two fixed points (called foci) is constant. For a satellite orbiting a planet, one focus is at the center of planet; the other focus could be internal or external to the planet. It is called an ellipse.

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