The figure shows the elliptical path $abcd$ of a planet around the sun $S$ such that the area of triangle $csa$ is $\frac{1}{4}$ of the area of the ellipse. With $db$ as the major axis and $ca$ as a chord perpendicular to the major axis,if $t_1$ is the time taken for the planet to travel along the path $abc$ and $t_2$ is the time taken for the path $cda$,then:

  • A
    $t_1 = 4t_2$
  • B
    $t_1 = 2t_2$
  • C
    $t_1 = 3t_2$
  • D
    $t_1 = t_2$

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