A planet moving along an elliptical orbit is closest to the sun at a distance r1 and farthest away at a distance of r2. If $v$1 and $v$2 are the linear velocities at these points respectively, then the ratio ${{{v_1}} \over {{v_2}}}$ is

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A planet moving along an elliptical orbit is closest to the sun at a distance r₁ and farthest away at a distance of r₂. If $v$₁ and $v$₂ are the linear velocities at these points respectively, then the ratio ${{{v_1}} \over {{v_2}}}$ is

(r₁ /r₂)²