The figure below shows a planet traveling in a clockwise direction on an elliptical path around a star located at one focus of the ellipse.When the planet is at point A,

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According to Kepler's laws of planetary motion, a planet moves fastest when it is closest to the sun (perihelion) and slowest when it is farthest away (aphelion). Point A is closest to the star, and therefore, the planet's speed is at its maximum. As it moves away from the star, its speed decreases until it reaches point B, which is farthest from the star, and thus the planet's speed is at its minimum. Therefore, the planet's speed is decreasing at point A.

The Figure Below Shows a Planet Traveling in a Clockwise