Planets in the solar system follow:
A) circular orbits with the Sun displaced from the center.
B) circular orbits with the Sun at the center.
C) elliptical orbits with the Sun at one focus.
D) elliptical orbits with the Sun at the center.

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Kepler's laws of planetary motion state that planets move in elliptical orbits with the Sun at one focus. This means that the distance between the Sun and the planet varies throughout the planet's orbit. Therefore, choice C, elliptical orbits with the Sun at one focus, is the best answer.

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