Understanding Our Universe
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Author: PALEN, Stacy, Kay, Laura, Blumenthal, George (george Ray)
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Chapter 11, Problem 37QAP
(a)
To determine
The time required by sunspot to go once around the Sun.
(b)
To determine
The distance covered by the sunspot during the rotation period.
(c)
To determine
The speed of sunspot relative to the stars.
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