KillGorack / Physics 2010 / An asteroid in orbit about the sun has a linear speed of 4 km/s when at a distance of closest approach d from the sun. What is its linear speed when it is at its greatest distance from the sun, a distance 2 d?

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Question An asteroid in orbit about the sun has a linear speed of 4 km/s when at a distance of closest approach d from the sun. What is its linear speed when it is at its greatest distance from the sun, a distance 2 d?
Answer 2 km/s

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KillGorack	2023-06-16 20:20:14	Divide the velocity by the ratio between the closest distance, and the furthest.