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the orbit of Halley's Comet around the Sun is a long thin ellipse. At its aphelion (point farthest from the Sun), the comet is 5.7 1012 m from the Sun and moves with a speed of 14.0 km/s. What is the comet's speed at its perihelion (closest approach to the Sun) where its distance from the Sun is 8.1 1010 m?

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Physics: Principles with Applications
7th Edition, 2013
Giancoli
ISBN: 9780321625922

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