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A planet moving along an elliptical orbit is closest to the sun at a distance `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

A

`((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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