ANGULAR SIZE EXAMPLE 2

A certain star is 20 trillion (2 X 10¹³) miles from Earth, and we believe it to be roughly the same diameter as the Sun. Compute the angular size of the star.

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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