Assuming the earth is a perfect absorber, what is the force of the sun's radiation on the earth? Given the intensity of the sunlight on the earth is I, the earth-sun distance is R and the radius of th earth is r. Only answer with the given variables

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Assuming the earth is a perfect absorber, what is the force of the sun's radiation on the earth? Given the intensity of the sunlight on the earth is I, the earth-sun distance is R and the radius of th earth is r. Only answer with the given variables

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