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Problem
A planet moves around the Sun in an ellipse with perihelion distance
0.70
AU
0.70\,\text{AU}
0.70
AU
and aphelion distance
1.30
AU
1.30\,\text{AU}
1.30
AU
. Calculate the eccentricity of its orbit (keep two significant figures).
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