Astronomers often measure large distances using astronomical units (AU) where 1 AU is the average distance from Earth to the Sun. In the image, d represents the distance from a star to the Sun. Using a technique called "stellar parallax," astronomers determined 0 is 0.00001389 degrees. NOT TO SCALE Sun d star 1 Earth a. How far away is the star from the Sun in astronomical units? Round your answer to the nearest thousand. Type the answer in the box below. 67000 AU Show your reasoning.

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Astronomers often measure large distances using astronomical units (AU) where 1 AU is the average
distance from Earth to the Sun. In the image, d represents the distance from a star to the Sun. Using
a technique called "stellar parallax," astronomers determined 0 is 0.00001389 degrees.
NOT TO SCALE
Sun
d
star
1
Earth
a. How far away is the star from the Sun in astronomical units? Round your answer to the nearest
thousand.
Type the answer in the box below.
AU
Show your reasoning.
Type your response in the space below.
Transcribed Image Text:Problem 6 <> Astronomers often measure large distances using astronomical units (AU) where 1 AU is the average distance from Earth to the Sun. In the image, d represents the distance from a star to the Sun. Using a technique called "stellar parallax," astronomers determined 0 is 0.00001389 degrees. NOT TO SCALE Sun d star 1 Earth a. How far away is the star from the Sun in astronomical units? Round your answer to the nearest thousand. Type the answer in the box below. AU Show your reasoning. Type your response in the space below.
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