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Speed of a planet in an ellioptical orbit with semimajor axis a about sun of mass M at a distance r from sun is

A

`sqrt(GM((2)/(r)-(1)/(a))`

B

`sqrt(GM((1)/(r)-(1)/(a))`

C

`sqrt(GM((1)/(r)-(2)/(a))`

D

`sqrt((GMr)/(2a^(2))`

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