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The largest and the shortest distance of the earth from the sun are `r_(1)` and `r_(2)`, its distance from the sun when it is at the perpendicular to the major axis of the orbit drawn from the sun

A

`(r_(1)+r_(2))/(4)`

B

`(r_(1)+r_(2))/(r_(1)-r_(2))`

C

`(2r_(1)r_(2))/(r_(1)+r_(2))`

D

`(r_(1)+r_(2))/(3)`

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