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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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