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assignment - 8. quiz 2: motion of planets
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the law of equal areas indicates that planets travel
when they are closer to the sun, and
when they are farther out from the sun.
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According to an observer on earth, planet x is stationary. maria and samir depart earth on their spaceships at the same time, each flying at 0.5c. maria flies toward planet x and samir flies in the opposite direction. according to maria, her voyage to planet x takes 9 years. how many years does maria's voyage take according to samir?