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ISBN:9781305952300

Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1CQ: Estimate the order of magnitude of the length, in meters, of each of the following; (a) a mouse, (b)...

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Imagine there is a large star that produces 2.5 x 10³⁰ Watts of power. If there is a planet orbiting this star from 500 million kms away, what would be the solar constant of that planet?

	a.	7,900W/m2
	b.	52,000 W/m2
	c.	250,000 W/m2
	d.	800,000 W/m2

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$P o w e r o f a s t a r (P) = 2.5 \times 10^{30} W a t t d i s \tan c e o f p l a n e t (d) = 500 m i l l i o n k m$

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