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    Angular Momentum of a Comet Around the Sun

    Yay, it worked! Thanks for the help :)
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    Angular Momentum of a Comet Around the Sun

    So would it be more like r1Xmv1=r2v2sin(theta)? Then solve for v2?
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    Angular Momentum of a Comet Around the Sun

    Homework Statement (a) A certain comet of mass m at its closest approach to the Sun is observed to be at a distance r1 from the center of the Sun, moving with speed v1. At a later time the comet is observed to be at a distance r2 from the center of the Sun, and the angle between rvec2 and the...