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The elliptical orbits on which planets move around the sun are structures devised to study motion of planets around the sun.

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imaginary

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actual

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physical

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Solution

The correct option is A imaginary
The elliptical orbits or the path that planets trace moving around the sun are purely imaginary. The orbits do not exist physically in the universe.

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