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Gravitational force and laws
Question

A planet moves around the sun. At a given point P, it is closest from the sun at a distance d1 and has a speed v1. At another point Q, when it is farthest from the sun at a distance d2, its speed will be

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Solution

According to law of conservation of angular momentum

mv1d1=mv2d2 v2=d1v1d2

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