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OSWALD

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Project a cannonball from atop Newton's hypothetical mountain at 8 km/s and it orbits Earth. Project it at 9 km/s and the shape of the orbit is
 
  A) a somewhat larger circle.
  B) a wide parabola.
  C) an ellipse.

Question 2

For all paths of Earth satellites, one focus of the path is
 
  A) the location from which the satellite was launched.
  B) Earth's center.
  C) the Sun's center.
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morganmarie791

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Reply #1 on: Jul 29, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: C

Answer to Question 2

Answer: B


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Reply 2 on: Jul 29, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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