You stand in a flat meadow and observe two cows (see the figure below). Cow A is due north of you and 14.5 m from your position. Cow B is 27.5 m from your position. From your point of view, the angle between cow A and cow B is 17.5°, with cow B appearing to the right of cow A.   (a) How far apart are cow A and cow B?  m (b) Consider the view seen by cow A. According to this cow, what is the angle between you and cow B?  ° (c) Consider the view seen by cow B. According to this cow, what is the angle between you and cow A? Hint: What does the situation look like to a hummingbird hovering above the meadow?  ° (d) Two stars in the sky appear to be 17.5° apart. Star A is 14.5 ly from the Earth, and star B, appearing to the right of star A, is 27.5 ly from the Earth. To an inhabitant of a planet orbiting star A, what is the angle in the sky between star B and our Sun?

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You stand in a flat meadow and observe two cows (see the figure below). Cow A is due north of you and 14.5 m from your position. Cow B is 27.5 m from your position. From your point of view, the angle between cow A and cow B is 17.5°, with cow B appearing to the right of cow A.

 
(a) How far apart are cow A and cow B?
 m

(b) Consider the view seen by cow A. According to this cow, what is the angle between you and cow B?
 °

(c) Consider the view seen by cow B. According to this cow, what is the angle between you and cow A? Hint: What does the situation look like to a hummingbird hovering above the meadow?
 °

(d) Two stars in the sky appear to be 17.5° apart. Star A is 14.5 ly from the Earth, and star B, appearing to the right of star A, is 27.5 ly from the Earth. To an inhabitant of a planet orbiting star A, what is the angle in the sky between star B and our Sun?
 °
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