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Show that for planetary motion around the sun, the orbital velocity of a planet is maximum and minimum at the nearest and furthest point respectively from the sun.

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  • The largest and shortest distance of the earth from the sun are r_1 and r_2 Then the velocity of earth when it is at a point perpendicular to the major axis of the orbit drawn from the centre of the sun is

    A
    `sqrt((GM(r_1^2+r_2^2))/(r_1r_2(r_1+r_2))`
    B
    `sqrt((GM)/(r_1r_2))`
    C
    `sqrt((GM(r_1^2+r_2^2))/(r_1r_2)`
    D
    `sqrt((2GM)/(r_1+r_2))`

  • Two planet are revolving around the sun. their time periods of revolution and the average radii of the orbits are respectively (T_1,T_2) and (r_1,r_2) . The ratio T_1//T_2 is

    A
    `((r_1)/(r_2))^(1//2)`
    B
    `(r_1)/(r_2)`
    C
    `((r_1)/(r_2))^2`
    D
    `((r_1)/(r_2))^(3//2)`

  • A planet moving along an elliptical orbit is closest to the sun at a distance hen the ratio r_1 and farthest away at a distance of r_2 if v_1 and v_2 are the linear velocities at these points respectively then the ratio (v_1)/(v_2) is

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    `((r_1)/(r_2))^2`
    B
    `(r_2)/(r_1)`
    C
    `((r_2)/(r_1))^2`
    D
    `r_1/r_2`

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