Question

Kepler’s Laws helped explain the variations in a planet’s velocity as the planet moved around the sun.
The correct velocity vector for the planet at position 1 is

Answer 1

both a and b looks correct to me. The velocity direction at point 1 is the tangential to the ellipse.

Answer 2

its multiple choice and i can only choose 1 answer @festinger

Answer 3

from the first drawing you MIGHT infer that the direction of travel is 1,2,3,4,

in which case b is better than a

Velocity is always tangential to the orbit