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14 July, 11:07

When Venus is 45,000,000 kilometers from Earth, it has an angular size of 55 arc seconds. From this, what is the diameter of Venus, in kilometers?

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  1. 14 July, 11:28
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    11999.14 km

    Explanation:

    Given that the angular size of the Venus with radius, 45,000,000 kilometers is 55 arc seconds.

    Also,

    1 arc seconds = 1 / 3600 degrees

    1 degree = π / 180 radians

    So,

    1 arc seconds = π / (3600 * π) radians

    So,

    55 arc seconds = 55 * π / (3600 * 180) radians

    Also,

    Arc length is:

    s = r * theta

    s = 45000000 * (55 * π / (3600 * 180))

    s = 11999.14 km
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