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18 July, 20:44

The sun subtends an angle of 0.00928 rad when viewed from the surface of the earth, and its distance from earth is 1.5 * 1011 m. what is the diameter of the sun?

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  1. 18 July, 20:59
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    An angle of 0.00928 radians (on a circle) has

    a length of 0.00928 of the circle's radius.

    (0.00928) x (1.5 x 10¹¹)

    = 1.392 x 10⁹ meters
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