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This law states that a planet's elliptical orbit around the Sun sweeps equal amounts of area in an equal amount of time. This means that each planet travels faster near the Sun and slower farther from it.

A. law of ellipses
B. law of inertia
C. equal areas law
D. harmonic law

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The law is C.) Equal areas law

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This law states that a planet's elliptical orbit around the Sun sweeps equal amounts of area in an equal amount of time. This means that each planet travels faster near the Sun and slower farther from it. The law is C. Equal areas law.