TEST BANK FOR An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics By Carroll B.W. and Ostlie D.A.
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1.1 From Fig. 1.7, Earth makes S=P˚ orbits about the Sun during the time required for another planet to make 
S=P orbits. If that other planet is a superior planet then Earth must make one extra trip around the Sun to 
overtake it, hence 
S 
P˚ 
D S 
P 
C 1: 
Similarly, for an inferior planet, that planet must make the extra trip, or 
S 
P 
D S 
P˚ 
C 1: 
Rearrangement gives Eq. (1.1). 
1.2 For an inferior planet at greatest elongation, the positions of Earth (E), the planet (P), and the Sun ...
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