Three types of non-circular orbits

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Homework Statement


Rank the three types of non-circular orbits in order of increasing total energy (kinetic plus potential):



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Based on the picture I am looking at it seems. In increasing order it looks like ellipse , parabola , then hyperbola, but I am not 100 percent sure. Can someone confirm or deny this?
 
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umm, can i have the picture..
 
The picture is in my textbook.
 
you could snap a picture and upload it.
 
preluderacer said:
Rank the three types of non-circular orbits in order of increasing total energy (kinetic plus potential):
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In increasing order it looks like ellipse , parabola , then hyperbola, but I am not 100 percent sure. Can someone confirm or deny this?

That is correct.