A planet is orbiting the sun in an elliptical orbit. Let U denote the potential energy and K denote the kinetic energy of the planet at an arbitrary point on the orbit. Choose the correct statement.

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A planet is orbiting the sun in an elliptical orbit. Let U denote the potential energy and K denote the kinetic energy of the planet at an arbitrary point on the orbit. Choose the correct statement., K ∣ U ∣ always, K > ∣ U ∣ always, K = ∣ U ∣ always, K = U ∣ for two positions of the planet in the orbit.

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Total energy must be less than zero and as potential energy is negative so answer is A

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