Problem 10. The figure below is a graph of the energy of a system of a planet in

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Problem 10. The figure below is a graph of the energy of a system of a planet interacting with a star. The gravitational potential energy Ug is shown as the solid curve, and plotted along the vertical axis are various values of K+Ug. Suppose that K+Ug of the system is A. Find all of the true statements below r1 r2 r, from star to planet 1. The kinetic energy of the system increases as the planet moves from r, to r 2. The kinetic energy of the system decreases as the planet moves from r, to r 3. When the separation between the two bodies is r2, the kinetic energy of the system is A-B. 4. The system 5. The path traced by this orbiting system is a circle. is a bound system; the planet can never escape. A) 1,4, 5 B) 2, 3, 5 C) 1, 3,4 D) 2, 3, 4 E) 1,3, 5

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Option D is correct.

Statement 2, 3 and 4 are correct.

statements 1 and 5 are wrong

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