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The speed of planet is greater when it is closer to the sun than when it is farther away from the sun. explain why?

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This can be explain in terms of kepler's 3rd law of planetry motion `:T^(2)propR^(3)` when R is large, T large,speed mut be smaller and vice -versa.
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