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The motion of a planet around sun in an elliptical orbit is shown in the following figure. Sun is situated at one focus. The shaded areas are equal. If the planet takes time `t_1` and `t_2` in moving from `A` to `B` and from `C` to `D` respectively, then

A

`-(3GMm)/(4a)`

B

`-(3GMm)/(8a)`

C

`-(GMm)/(5a)`

D

none of these

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