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The sun angular diameter is measured to be 1920seconds . The distance Dof the sun from the earth is 1.496*10to the power11 meters what is the diameter of the sun?

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Answered by isha178
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Sun's angular diameter= 1920"
= 1920×4.85×10^-6 rad.
= 9.31×10^-3 rad

Sun's Diameter = angular diameter× distance of the sun from earth
= ( 9.31×10^-3)× (1.496×10^11) m
= 1.39× 10^9 m
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