Physics: Principles with Applications
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Author: Douglas C. Giancoli
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
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Chapter 8, Problem 2P
The Sun subtends an angle of about 0.5° to us on Earth, 150 million km away. Estimate the radius of the Sun.
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