Which statement is true?

The law of equal areas suggests that the imaginary line connecting the Sun to a planet sweeps out equal areas in equal amounts of time.

The law of equal areas suggests that the imaginary line connecting the Sun to a planet sweeps out equal areas, but in a shorter time period the closer the planet is to the Sun.

The law of equal areas suggests that the imaginary line connecting the Sun to a planet sweeps out different amounts of space in equal amounts of time.

The law of equal areas suggests that the imaginary line connecting the Sun to a planet sweeps out equal areas, but in a faster time period the closer the planet is to the Sun.

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Ringo

28 March, 02:19

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Koen Joyce · Answer 1

If it's Kepler's law of equal areas you're talking about,

then the first of the four statements is true.