Question
Question: A planet revolves around the sun in an elliptical orbit. The linear speed of the planet will be maxi...
A planet revolves around the sun in an elliptical orbit. The linear speed of the planet will be maximum at
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A
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B
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D
Answer
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Explanation
Solution
From Kepler’s seconds law of planetary motion, the linear speed of a planet is maximum when its distance from the sun is least.