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Statement-1: A planet is moving around the sun in an elliptical orbit. Then from aphelion point to perihelion point the speed of the planet continuously increases.
Statement-2: According to Kepler's second law, the areal velocity of the line joining planet to the sun is constant.

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Correct option: A

Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true

Option A is correct because the planet's speed increases from aphelion to perihelion, and Kepler's second law states that areal velocity is constant.

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