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The Sun’s angular diameter is measured to be 1920”. The distance D of the Sun from the Earth is 1.496 × 1011 m. What is the diameter of the Sun ?

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So we're to UNDERSTAND 1920" as

19203600 DEGREES =19203600⋅2π360 radians

So we're LOOKING at a diameter

d=1.496×1011⋅19203600⋅2π360 METERS

d=1.39254×109 meters



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