Sara S.

asked • 12/14/21

A planet travels in it’s orbit close to apogee, and in 2 years, it’s radius vector sweeps out an area of 3 A. How long will it take the planets radius vector to sweep an area of 3 A close to perigee?

Multiple choice answers:


a) a smaller time because the planets orbital speed will increase


b) a smaller time because the planets orbital speed will decrease


c) the same amount of time


d) a larger time because the planets orbital speed will increase

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