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    The document provides information about the maximum and minimum distances of a comet from the sun, as well as its velocity when nearest to and farthest from the sun. It asks to calculate the comet's velocity when farthest from the sun, assuming it moves in circular orbits at both distances. The answer shows that the velocities are inversely proportional to the square root of the radii, and uses the given values to calculate the velocity at the farthest distance as 3x10^3 m/s.

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    The document provides information about the maximum and minimum distances of a comet from the sun, as well as its velocity when nearest to and farthest from the sun. It asks to calculate the comet's velocity when farthest from the sun, assuming it moves in circular orbits at both distances. The answer shows that the velocities are inversely proportional to the square root of the radii, and uses the given values to calculate the velocity at the farthest distance as 3x10^3 m/s.

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    The maximum and minimum distances of a comet from the sun are 1.

    4x 10​14​ m
    and 7x 10​18​ m respectively. The velocity of the comet when is is nearest to the
    sun is 6x 10 m/s. What will be its velocity when it is farthest from the sun,
    assuming that in both positions, the comet is moving in circular orbits ?
    [Delhi 1980]

    Ans:

    In this case

    ​GM/r​1​2​ = v​1​2​/r​1​2​ ------------------------(1)

    GM/r​2​2​ = v​2​2​/r​2​2​ ------------------------(2)

    And Dividing (1) by (2)

    r​2​2​/r​1​2​ = (v​1​2​/v​2​2​) [r​2​/r​1​]

    v​2​2​ = v​1​2​(r​1/​r​2​)

    v​2​ = v​1​(r​1/​r​2​)​1/2

    Hence

    v​1​= 6x 10​4​ m/s


    18​
    r​1 =
    ​ 7x 10​ m
    14​
    r​2 =
    ​ 1.4x 10​ m

    v​2​ = (6x 10​4​)

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