Hi Lori: I'm working away with my science fair project. I have conducted my
experiment but it took the sun 4 minutes to move "one sun" away.
When I do the math I come up with the following:
15 degrees = x degrees
60 minutes 4 minutes
15 degrees = 60 minutes x "x" degrees
4 minutes
15 degrees = 15 minutes x "x" degrees
1 minute
15 M x .25 = 3.75 degrees
1 M x .25 = .25 degrees
15 degrees = 3.75 degrees x "X" degrees
.25 degrees
15 degrees = 15 degrees x X degrees
1 degree
or x = 1 degree.
So the angular diameter of the sun is l (one) degree.
Is this correct?
Can you explain to me why in your example the sun moved "one sun away" in 2
minutes while when I did it it moved one sun away in 4 minutes. Is that the
only figure that changes in the equasion? Thanks. Janessa.
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