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Figure shows the elliptical path of a planet about the sun. The two shaded parts have equal area. If t1 and t2 be the time taken by the planet to go from a to b and from c to d respectively.
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t1<t2
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t1=t2
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t1>t2
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Insufficient information to deduce the relation between t1 and t2
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Solution

The correct option is B t1=t2
From the Kepler's Laws: Laws of Areas- The line that joins any planet to the sun sweeps equal areas in equal intervals of time.
t1=t2

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