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Chapter 27, Problem 49PCE
The Moon is 3476 km in diameter and orbits the Earth at an average distance of 384,400 km. (a) What is the angular size of the Moon as seen from Earth? (b) A penny is 19 mm in diameter. How far from your eye should the penny be held to produce the same angular diameter as the Moon?
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Physics, Books a la Carte Plus Mastering Physics with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (5th Edition)
Ch. 27.1 - If the f -number on a camera is increased does the...Ch. 27.2 - Prob. 2EYUCh. 27.3 - A magnifying glass is held over a ruled piece of...Ch. 27.4 - Rank the following microscopes in order of...Ch. 27.5 - In a typical telescope, is foppose greater than,...Ch. 27.6 - One advantage of reflecting telescopes over...Ch. 27 - Prob. 1CQCh. 27 - Prob. 2CQCh. 27 - If your near-point distance is N, how close can...Ch. 27 - When you open your eyes underwater, everything...
Ch. 27 - When you use a simple magnifying glass, does it...Ch. 27 - Does chromatic aberration occur in mirrors?...Ch. 27 - BIO Predict/Explain Octopus Eyes To focus its...Ch. 27 - Your friend is 1.7 m tall. (a) When she stands 3.2...Ch. 27 - Which forms the larger image on the retina of your...Ch. 27 - Approximating the eye as a single thin lens 2.70...Ch. 27 - Approximating the eye as a single thin lens 2.70...Ch. 27 - Find the far-point distance of a person whose...Ch. 27 - Four camera lenses have the following focal...Ch. 27 - BIO The focal length of the human eye is...Ch. 27 - Predict/Calculate A camera with a...Ch. 27 - The actual light sensor size of a digital camera...Ch. 27 - (a) Find the f -number of a telescope with an...Ch. 27 - You are taking a photo of a poster on the wall of...Ch. 27 - You are taking pictures of the beach at sunset...Ch. 27 - Predict/Calculate You are taking a photograph of a...Ch. 27 - The Hale Telescope The 200-in. 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Reading glasses with a power of + 1.50 diopters...Ch. 27 - A nearsighted person wears contacts with a focal...Ch. 27 - Without his glasses, Isaac can see objects clearly...Ch. 27 - A person whose near-point distance is 42.5 cm...Ch. 27 - A pair of eyeglasses is designed to allow a person...Ch. 27 - Predict/Calculate Your favorite aunt can read a...Ch. 27 - Predict/Calculate The relaxed eyes of a patient...Ch. 27 - Without glasses, your Uncle Albert can see things...Ch. 27 - A 2.05-cm-tall object is placed 30.0 cm to the...Ch. 27 - A simple camera telephoto lens consists of two...Ch. 27 - Predict/Calculate With unaided vision, a librarian...Ch. 27 - A persons prescription for her new bifocal glasses...Ch. 27 - A persons prescription for his new bifocal...Ch. 27 - Two lenses, with f1 = +20.0 cm and f2 = +30.0 cm,...Ch. 27 - A converging lens with a focal length of 4.0 cm is...Ch. 27 - Two magnifying glasses are for sale at a store....Ch. 27 - The Moon is 3476 km in diameter and orbits the...Ch. 27 - 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Two telescopes of different lengths produce the...Ch. 27 - A grade school student plans to build a 35-power...Ch. 27 - A 75-power refracting telescope has an eyepiece...Ch. 27 - An amateur astronomer wants to build a small...Ch. 27 - A pirate sights a distant ship with a spyglass...Ch. 27 - A telescope has lenses with focal lengths f1 =...Ch. 27 - Jason has a 25-power telescope whose objective...Ch. 27 - Roughing It with Science A professor shipwrecked...Ch. 27 - Galileos Telescope Galileos first telescope used a...Ch. 27 - The Moon has an angular size of 0 50 when viewed...Ch. 27 - A telescope is 275 mm long and has an objective...Ch. 27 - The focal length for light that strikes near the...Ch. 27 - The focal length for red light that strikes a...Ch. 27 - BIO Predict/Explain Intracorneal Ring An...Ch. 27 - CE BIO The lens in a normal human eye, with...Ch. 27 - CE BIO Predict/Explain Treating Cataracts When the...Ch. 27 - Galileos original telescope (Figure 27-29) used a...Ch. 27 - Predict/Calculate For each of the following cases,...Ch. 27 - 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