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Find the distance from mercury to the sun at aphelion.

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The greatest distance from mercury to the sun is $\"\"$ .

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Find the distance from mercury to the sun at perihelion.

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The shortest distance from mercury to the sun is $\"\"$ .

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Graph the elliptical orbit using $\"\"$ and $\"\"$ .

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The greatest distance from mercury to the sun is $\"\"$ .

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Graph of the elliptical orbit using $\"\"$ and $\"\"$ .

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