Question: A comet is in the highly eccentric orbit shown in the figure. Its speed at the most distant point (A), which is at the outer
A comet is in the highly eccentric orbit shown in the figure. Its speed at the most distant point \(A\), which is at the outer edge of the solar system, is \(v_{A}=740 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}\). Determine its speed at the point \(B\) of closest approach to the sun.

B 75(106) km 6000(106) km (Not to scale)
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