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If my hypothesis is correct, they should be at a right angle to the center of the ellipse. I've been searching around for a simple definition of angular momentum, and came across the following: Am I correct in my intuition that there relationship between the velocity of the asteroid and...

Thank you very much for the hint, but I must admit I may need someone to proverbially hold my hand and walk me through this. I've spent more time in the past eight years turning wrenches than I have turning textbook pages. I'm not specifically looking for the answer, but I'm looking for what I...

Hello everyone! Should be obvious it's my first time here. I'm looking for assistance not for myself, but for my girlfriend. She's got a college science class that up until now I was able to help her with, but unfortunately my physics knowledge (one year in high school, eight years ago now) did...