Velocity of a Comet When Closest to the Sun
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Speed of a comet at the closest distance from the sun. See attached file for full problem description.
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The solution gives the speed of a comet at a point it is nearest to the sun.
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The motion of the comet in the gravitational force will obey inverse square law and the path of the comet will be parabolic if the velocity is given as
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