Halley’s comet has a period of 76, had distance of closest approach to the sun equal to 
. the comet’s farthest distance from the sun if the mass of sun is 
kg and 
in MKS units is
a)
b)
c)
d)
Halley’s comet has a period of 76, had distance of closest approach to the sun equal to . the comet’s farthest distance from the sun if the mass of sun is kg and in MKS units is
a)
b)
c)
d)
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Halley’s comet has a period of 76, had distance of closest approach to the sun equal to . the comet’s farthest distance from the sun if the mass of sun is kg and in MKS units is
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Answer Key / Explanation : (c) -
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(c) It is self-evident that the orbit of the comet is elliptic with sun begin at one of the focus. Now, as for elliptic orbits, according to kepler’s third law,
But in case of ellipse,
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