Essential University Physics: Volume 1 (3rd Edition)
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ISBN: 9780321993724
Author: Richard Wolfson
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 1, Problem 50P
The Moon barely covers the Sun during a solar eclipse. Given that Moon and Sun are. respectively. 4 × 105 km and 1.5 × 108 km from Earth, determine how much bigger the Sun’s diameter is than the Moon’s. If the Moon’s radius is 1800 km, how big is the Sun?
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