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The actual diameter of the Sun more like 865,000 miles. What is the % - Error in your calculated value ?

d. Diameter of the Sun
A
I h
Standing on the beach at sunset, you extend the tip of your finger at your full arm length from
your face, covering the Sun. Upon moving your finger around, you find that only about half of its
width is needed to completely cover the Sun's diameter. You measure your finger width to be 0.5
inches. You know your arm length to be 28.0 inches. You have be told that the Sun is
approximately 93 million miles away. Use this information to determine the approximate
diameter of the Sun, filling in the table below with the proper quantities measure in meters.
8= eye level
height
f-object
height from
A angle
from eye
level to top of eye
object
d object
distance
1= ½ finger
x = Arm
h=Diameter
width
length
of the Sun
Transcribed Image Text:d. Diameter of the Sun A I h Standing on the beach at sunset, you extend the tip of your finger at your full arm length from your face, covering the Sun. Upon moving your finger around, you find that only about half of its width is needed to completely cover the Sun's diameter. You measure your finger width to be 0.5 inches. You know your arm length to be 28.0 inches. You have be told that the Sun is approximately 93 million miles away. Use this information to determine the approximate diameter of the Sun, filling in the table below with the proper quantities measure in meters. 8= eye level height f-object height from A angle from eye level to top of eye object d object distance 1= ½ finger x = Arm h=Diameter width length of the Sun
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