Which statement is true?

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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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Jackie

22 November, 17:46

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Hanna Bridges · Answer 1

Statement #1 is the correct word-form of Kepler's 2nd law of planetary motion.