A short–period comet moves around the Sun in a highly elongated elliptical orbit.

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Problem

A short–period comet moves around the Sun in a highly elongated elliptical orbit. (i) State Kepler’s second law of planetary motion. (ii) Using this law, explain why the comet moves faster when it is near perihelion and slower when it is near aphelion.

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