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Comet's elliptical orbit around the Sun, with farthest position 1 and nearest position 2.
Comet's elliptical orbit around the Sun, with farthest position 1 and nearest position 2.
The elliptical orbit of a comet is shown above. Positions \(1\) and \(2\) are, respectively, the farthest and nearest positions to the Sun, and at position \(1\) the distance from the comet to the Sun is \(10\) times that at position \(2\). What is the ratio \(v_1\)/\(v_2\) of the speed of the comet at position \(1\) to the speed at position \(2\)?

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