You're on an interplanetary mission, in an orbit around the Sun. Suppose you make a maneuver that brings your perihelion in closer to the Sun but leaves your aphelion unchanged. Then you must have   slowed down at perihelion   slowed down at aphelion   sped up at aphelion   slowed down at aphelion

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You're on an interplanetary mission, in an orbit around the Sun. Suppose you make a maneuver that brings your perihelion in closer to the Sun but leaves your aphelion unchanged. Then you must have

 

slowed down at perihelion

 

slowed down at aphelion

 

sped up at aphelion

 

slowed down at aphelion

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