The Solar System
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To determine
The changes in height and area.
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Answer to Problem 1RQ
The area can be changed by zooming in to the field of view, width changes by a factor of 100 and length also changes.
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Area can be changed by zooming in and out of the field of view. Corresponding to every step size, there is an increase by a factor of 100.
The width of the picture increases by a factor of 100. Hence, the final width will be increased to 1600 m from 16 m. The length also gets altered with respect to the width.
Conclusion:
The area can be changed by zooming in to the field of view, width changes by a factor of 100 and length also changes.
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