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Gilbert Strang, Calculus, 3rd edition (Wellesley-Cambridge Press; MIT OpenCourseWare RES.18-001) §12.4 Polar Coordinates and Planetary Motion, #19 · Multivariable Calculus · Curves in space

The Earth takes … days to go around the sun at a…

The Earth takes $365 \frac{1}{4}$ days to go around the sun at a distance $a \approx 93$ million miles $\approx 150$ million kilometers. Find the mass of the sun.

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Gilbert Strang, Calculus, 3rd edition (Wellesley-Cambridge Press; MIT OpenCourseWare RES.18-001) · §12.4 Polar Coordinates and Planetary Motion, #19

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