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Q. A planet revloves in elliptical orbit around the sun. The linear speed of the planet will be maximum at:Physics Question Image

ManipalManipal 2005Gravitation

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From Kepler's second law of planetary motion, the linear speed of a planet is maximum, when its distance from the sun is least, $i e$, at point $A .$
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