If by some horrific miracle, the Sun was instantaneously evaporated into nothing at the moment drawn, how would the planet’s motion change, if at all? Explain your reasoning. Can we use the kinematic formulas to study the orbits of the planets? Why or why not?

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If by some horrific miracle, the Sun was instantaneously evaporated into nothing at the moment drawn, how would the planet’s motion change, if at all? Explain your reasoning. Can we use the kinematic formulas to study the orbits of the planets? Why or why not?

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