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  4. According to Kepler's second law, the radius vector to a planet from the sun sweeps out equal areas in equal intervals of time. This law is a consequence of the conservation of .................

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Q. According to Kepler's second law, the radius vector to a
planet from the sun sweeps out equal areas in equal intervals
of time. This law is a consequence of the conservation of
.................

IIT JEEIIT JEE 1985Gravitation

Solution:

$\frac{dA}{dt } = \frac{L}{2m} =$constant, because angular momentum of planet
(.L) about the centre of sun is constant.
Thus, this law comes from law of conservation of angular momentum.