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USAAAO — 2021 First Round

Question 15

An interesting phenomena that happens in the Solar System is the capture of comets in the interstellar medium. Assume that a comet with a mass of 7.15 × 10^16 kg is captured by the solar system. The perihelion of this comet's orbit after it is captured is equal to 4.64 AU, and its velocity with respect to the Sun before being captured by the Solar System was very small. Calculate the velocity of the comet at the perihelion.

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USAAAO 2021 First Round. Question text, choices, and answer were transcribed from the official USAAAO exam and solutions PDFs.