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ANEK [815]
3 years ago
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The astronomical unit (AU) is defined as the mean center-to-center distance from Earth to the Sun, namely 1.496x10^(11) m. The p

arsec is the radius of a circle for which a central angle of 1 s intercepts an arc of length 1 AU. The light-year is the distance that light travels in 1 y.
(a) How many parsecs are there in one astronomical unit?
(b) How many meters are in a parsec?
(c) How many meters in a light-year? (d) How many astronomical units in a light-year? (e) How many light-years in a parsec?
Physics
1 answer:
Rudiy273 years ago
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Answer:

a) How many parsecs are there in one astronomical unit?

4.85x10^{-6}pc

(b) How many meters are in a parsec?

3.081x10^{16}m

(c) How many meters in a light-year?

9.46x10^{15}m

(d) How many astronomical units in a light-year?

63325AU

(e) How many light-years in a parsec?

3.26ly

Explanation:

The parallax angle can be used to find out the distance using triangulation. Making a triangle between the nearby star, the Sun and the Earth, knowing that the distance between the Earth and the Sun (1.496x10^{11} m) is defined as 1 astronomical unit:

\tan{p} = \frac{1AU}{d}

Where d is the distance to the star.

Since p is small it can be represent as:

p(rad) = \frac{1AU}{d}  (1)

Where p(rad) is the value of in radians

However, it is better to express small angles in arcseconds

p('') = p(rad)\frac{180^\circ}{\pi rad}.\frac{60'}{1^\circ}.\frac{60''}{1'}

p('') = 2.06x10^5 p(rad)

p(rad) = \frac{p('')}{2.06x10^5} (2)

Then, equation 2 can be replace in equation 1:

\frac{p('')}{2.06x10^5} = \frac{1AU}{d}  

\frac{d}{1AU} = \frac{2.06x10^5}{p('')}  (3)

From equation 3 it can be see that 1pc = 2.06x10^5 AU

<em>a) How many parsecs are there in one astronomical unit? </em>

1AU . \frac{1pc}{2.06x10^5AU} ⇒ 4.85x10^{-6}pc

<em>(b) How many meters are in a parsec? </em>

2.06x10^{5}AU . \frac{1.496x10^{11}m}{1AU} ⇒ 3.081x10^{16}m

<em>(c) How many meters in a light-year? </em>

To determine the number of meters in a light-year it is necessary to use the next equation:

x = c.t

Where c is the speed of light (c = 3x10^{8}m/s) and x is the distance that light travels in 1 year.

In 1 year they are 31536000 seconds

x = (3x10^{8}m/s)(31536000s)

x = 9.46x10^{15}m

<em>(d) How many astronomical units in a light-year?</em>

9.46x10^{15}m . \frac{1AU}{1.496x10^{11}m} ⇒ 63325AU

<em>(e) How many light-years in a parsec?</em>

2.06x10^{5}AU . \frac{1ly}{63235AU} ⇒ 3.26ly

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