It has been determined that a comet has an orbit with an eccentricity of 0.980 and a semi-major axis of 20.0 A.U.. What would the object's velocity be when it is at (a) perihelion and (b) aphelion?

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It has been determined that a comet has an orbit with an eccentricity of 0.980
and a semi-major axis of 20.0 A.U.. What would the object's velocity be when it is at
(a) perihelion and (b) aphelion?
Transcribed Image Text:It has been determined that a comet has an orbit with an eccentricity of 0.980 and a semi-major axis of 20.0 A.U.. What would the object's velocity be when it is at (a) perihelion and (b) aphelion?
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