Question

when Jupiter is at an distance of 824.7 million kilometre from earth, the angular diameter is measured to be 35.72" seconds of arc (1"=4.85 radians)
•calculate the diameter of Jupiter​

Answer 1

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Explanation:

θ = 35.72" I" = 4.85 x 10-6 radian ⇒ 35.72" = 35.72 x 4.85 x 10-6 rad d = Dθ = 824.7 x 35.72 x 4.85 x 10-6 = 1.4287 x 105 km