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The distance of the sun from earth is `1.496xx10^(11)m.` If the angular diameter of the sun is 2000'', find the diameter of the sun.

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To find the diameter of the sun given its distance from the Earth and its angular diameter, we can follow these steps: ### Step 1: Understand the given values - Distance from Earth to Sun (AB) = \(1.496 \times 10^{11} \, m\) - Angular diameter of the Sun (θ) = 2000 arcseconds ### Step 2: Convert angular diameter from arcseconds to radians To convert the angular diameter from arcseconds to radians, we use the conversion factor: ...
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