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Spaceman Fred s spaceship which has negligible mass is in an elliptical orbit about Planet Bob The minimum distance between the spaceship and the planet is R the maximum distance between the spaceship and the planet is 2R At the point of maximum distance Spaceman Fred is traveling at speed v He then fires his thrusters so that he enters a circular orbit of radius 2R What is his new speed 1 3 2 vo 3 3 56 vo R 2R 2 5 vo 4 2 vo

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