Halley s comet moves in an elliptical orbit about the Sun no external torque act...

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Halley s comet moves in an elliptical orbit about the Sun no external torque act on the system At the furthest point aphelion the comet is a distance r 5 3 10 2 m away from the Sun and its speed at that point is v 913 ms The orbit has its closest approach to the Sun perihelion at r2 8 8 x 10 0 m What is the highest speed the comet will attain in its orbit

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