Question

The law of equal areas suggests that planets move fastest when at and slowest when at .

Answer 1

The law of equal areas suggests that planets move fastest when at "perihelion" at slowest when at the "aphelion." Perihelion refers to the point at a planet's orbit, comet or asteroid where it is closest to the sun. Aphelion refers to the point at a planet's orbit, comet or asteroid where it is furthest to the sun.