Multiple Choice
Project a cannonball from atop Newton's hypothetical mountain at 8 km/s and it orbits Earth. Project it at 9 km/s and the shape of the orbit is
A) a somewhat larger circle.
B) a wide parabola.
C) an ellipse.
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