ANGULAR SIZE EXAMPLE 1

The sun has an apparent angular diameter of about 0.5 degrees of arc. Given that the sun is 1 AU (approximately 93 million miles) away, compute the approximate true diameter of the Sun.

STEP 1

The first step is always to write out the data. Find the information in the problem, and write it out. When you finish that, click here to move on to Step 2.

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