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(C) Areal velocity is defined as $\frac{dA}{dt} = \frac{L}{2m}$.Since angular momentum $L = r 	imes p = r 	imes (mv)$,we have $\frac{dA}{dt} = \frac

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Perpendicular to the plane of the orbit

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(C) Areal velocity is defined as $\frac{dA}{dt} = \frac{L}{2m}$.Since angular momentum $L = r 	imes p = r 	imes (mv)$,we have $\frac{dA}{dt} = \frac{r 	imes mv}{2m} = \frac{1}{2}(r 	imes v)$.The direction of the areal velocity vector is the same as the direction of the angular momentum vector $L$.According to the right-hand rule for the cross product $(r 	imes v)$,the direction of $L$ is perpendicular to the plane containing the position vector $r$ and the velocity vector $v$.Therefore,the direction of the areal velocity is perpendicular to the plane of the earth's orbit around the sun.

What is the direction of areal velocity of the earth around the sun?

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