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A planet of mass m is in an elliptical orbit about the sun (m << `M_"sun"`) with an orbital period T. If A be the area of orbit, then its angular momentum would be:

A

`(2mA)/T`

B

`mAT`

C

`(mA)/(2T)`

D

2mAT

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