Question: A planet of mass m moves along an ellipse around the Sun so that its maximum and minimum distances from the Sun are equal to

A planet of mass m moves along an ellipse around the Sun so that its maximum and minimum distances from the Sun are equal to r1 and r2 respectively. Find the angular momentum M of this planet relative to the centre of the Sun.

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