At what distance from the Sun is the intensity of sunlight three times the value at the Earth? (The average Earth–Sun separation is 1.496 × 1011 m.)

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At what distance from the Sun is the intensity of sunlight three times the value at the Earth? (The average Earth–Sun separation is 1.496 × 1011 m.)

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