Comets travel around the sun in elliptical orbits with large eccentricities. If a comet has speed 1.8×104 m/s when at a distance

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Comets travel around the sun in elliptical orbits with large eccentricities. If a comet has speed 1.8×104 m/s when at a distance

of 2.2×1011 m from the center of the sun, what is its speed when at a distance of 4.2×1010 m. Express your answer using two significant figures.
=___________m/s.

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natali 33 [55] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-09T01:09:34+03:00

natali 33 [55]3 years ago

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Answer:

9.4 x 10⁴ m/s

Explanation:

In circular or elliptical orbits , the angular momentum is conserved because torque is zero.

mr₁v₁ = mr₂v₂

2.2 x 10¹¹ x 1.8 x 10⁴ = 4.2 x 10¹⁰ v₂

v₂ = 9.42 x 10⁴ m/s.

= 9.4 x 10⁴ m/s