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Grade 11General Physics

How much parallax would Alpha centuri(4.29 light years away) show when viewed from 2 locations on earth 6 months apart in its orbit around the sun [NCERT]
ANSWER 2.64 SECOND OF ARC
BUT I WANT TO KNOW THE STEPS INVOLVED IN SOLVING THIS PROBLEM

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11 Years agoGrade 11
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11 Years ago
Distance of the star from the solar system = 4.29 ly

1 light year is the distance travelled by light in one year.

1 light year = Speed of light × 1 year
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