Question

multiple choice question
what does keplers first law state?
o objects attract other objects with a force that is proportional to the product of their masses.
o an imaginary line from the sun to a planet sweeps out equal areas in equal time intervals.
o the square of the ratio of the periods of any two planets revolving about the sun is equal to their average distances from the sun.
o the paths of the planets are ellipses with the sun at one focus.
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Explanation:

Kepler's first law describes the shape of planetary orbits. The correct statement identifies the orbit as an ellipse with the Sun at one focus. The other options correspond to Newton's law of gravitation (first option), Kepler's second law (second option), and Kepler's third law (third option).

Answer:

The paths of the planets are ellipses with the Sun at one focus.