An asteroid in orbit about the Sun has a linear speed of 4 km/s when at a distance of closest approach d from the sun. What is its linear speed when it is at its greatest distance from the sun, a distance 4d?
a. 1 km/s
c. 8 km/s
b. 2 km/s
d. 16 km/s
A
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