The planet Venus subtends an angle of 15 to an observer on Earth. If the distance between

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The planet Venus subtends an angle of 15" to an observer on Earth. If the distance between Venus and Earth is 1.04 ×108mi, what is the diameter of Venus? Use Eq. (8.12)


Eq. (8.12)

sinθ = tanθ = θ

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Basic Technical Mathematics

ISBN: 9780137529896

12th Edition

Authors: Allyn J. Washington, Richard Evans

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