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A comet describes a parabolic path in the plane of the earth's orbit, assumed to be circular. Show that the maximum time the comet is able to remain inside the earth's orbit is 2/3pi of a year.

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A comet describes a parabolic path in the plane of the earth's orbit, assumed to

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