Why, according to Newtonian gravity, do objects move as described by Kepler’s Second Law (that objects move faster when closer to the Sun, and slower when farther from the Sun)?

		As a planet gets closer to the Sun, its inertia causes it to speed up
		When a planet is closest to the Sun, its mass increase, increasing the force it feels
		As a planet falls closer to the Sun, the force of attraction increases, speeding up the planet
		When a planet is farthest from the Sun, the force is greatest, so it moves fastest
		The distance between a planet and the Sun is always the same

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