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A particle is moving in an elliptical orbit as shown in figure. If `vecp, vecL and vecr` denote the linear momentum, angular momentum and position vector of the particle (from focus O) respectively at a point A, then the direction of `vecalpha = vecp xx vecL` is along.

A

`+ve` x axis

B

`-ve` x axis

C

`+ve` y axis

D

`-ve` y axis

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