Question 425: Gravitation

Question

A planet moving along an elliptical orbit is closest to the sun at a distance r1 and farthest away at a distance of r2. If $$v$$1 and $$v$$2 are the linear velocities at these points respectively, then the ratio $${{{v_1}} \over {{v_2}}}$$ is

Accepted Answer

Angular momentum is conserved
$$ 	herefore $$  L
1
= L
2
$$ \Rightarrow $$ mr
1
v
1
= mr
2
v
2
$$ \Rightarrow $$  r
1
v
1
= r
2
v
2
$$ \Rightarrow {{{v_1}} \over {{v_2}}} = {{{r_2}} \over {{r_1}}}$$

Answer

(r1 /r2)2

Answer

r2/r1

Answer

(r2/r1)2

Answer

r1/r2

Gravitation

A planet moving along an elliptical orbit is closest to the sun at a distance r1 and farthest away at a distance of r2. If $v1 and v2 are the linear velocities at these points respectively, then the ratio {{{v_1}} \over {{v_2}}}$ is

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