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A particle with speed v0 and impact parameter b starts far away from a planet of mass M. (a) Starting from scratch , find the distance of closest approach to the planet. (b) Use the results of the hyperbola discussion to show that the distance of closest approach to the planet is k/(ε + 1), and then show that this agrees with your answer to part (a).

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