Planet Velocity at Aphelion: Find the Answer

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Homework Statement



At perihelion a planet in another solary system is 175 x 10 ^ 6km from its Sun and is traveling at 40km/s. At aphelion it 250 x 10 ^ 6 km distant and is traveling at?

Homework Equations




IiWi = IfWf

The Attempt at a Solution



What do i do?
 
Use conservation of angular momentum as you are trying to do. What are I and W in terms of mass m, velocity v and radius r of the planet?
 

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