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Grade 9General Physics

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The parallatic angle subtended by a distant star is 0.76 on the earth’s orbital diameter ( 1.5 x 10 ^ 11 ) . Calculate the distance of the star from the earth .

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9 Years agoGrade 9
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9 Years ago
The distance of the star from the earth would be simply as:
d/thetha =>  ( 1.5 x 10 ^ 11 )/0.76 = > 1.97 x 10^11 meter