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3 years ago

Suppose there was a star with a parallax angle of 1 arcsecond. How far away would it be?

Physics

1 answer:

jok3333 [9.3K]3 years ago

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Answer: 3.26 light years

Explanation:

Each star has a parallax of one arcsecond at a distance of one parsec, which is equivalent to 3.26 light years.

so the parallax of 1 arcsecond will be at a distance of 1/1 × 3.26 light years

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2 years ago

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P=mv.

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$P=m_1v_1+m_2v_2+...+m_nv_n$

If a collision occurs and the velocities change to v', the final momentum is:

$P'=m_1v'_1+m_2v'_2+...+m_nv'_n$

Since the total momentum is conserved, then:

P = P'

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$m_1v_1+m_2v_2=m_1v'_1+m_2v'_2$

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