A planet moves in an elliptical orbit about the sun with the sun at one focus of
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A planet moves in an elliptical orbit about the sun with the sun at one focus of the ellipse as in figure.
(a) What is the torque produced by the gravitational force of attraction of the sun for the planet?
(b) At position A, the planet is a distance r1 from the sun and is moving with a speed v1 perpendicular to the line from the sun to the planet. At position B, it is at distance r2 and is moving with speed v2, again perpendicular to the line from the sun to the planet. What is the ratio of v1 to v2 in terms of r1 and r2?
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