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Estimate the linear separation (in kilometers) of two objects at a distance of 9.6 × 108 km that can just be resolved by an observer on
Earth (a) using the naked eye and (b) using a telescope with a 6.2-m diameter mirror. Use the following data: diameter of pupil = 5.0
mm; wavelength of light = 550 nm.

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