Comets travel around the sun in elliptical orbits with large eccentricities. If a comet has speed 2.1x10 m/s when at a distance of 2.6x10" m from the center of the sun, what is its speed when at a distance of 4.0x1010 m. Express your answer in meters per second. να ΑΣφ ? m/s

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Comets travel around the sun in elliptical orbits with large eccentricities. If a comet has speed 2.1x104 m/s when at a distance of 2.6x101 m from the center of the sun, what is its speed when at a distance of
4.0x1010 m.
Express your answer in meters per second.
Vo AEO
v =
m/s
Transcribed Image Text:Part A Comets travel around the sun in elliptical orbits with large eccentricities. If a comet has speed 2.1x104 m/s when at a distance of 2.6x101 m from the center of the sun, what is its speed when at a distance of 4.0x1010 m. Express your answer in meters per second. Vo AEO v = m/s
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