Diameter of the Sun If the distance to the sun is approximately 93 million miles, and, from the earth, the sun subtends an angle of approximately 0.5 degree, estimate the diam-eter of the sun to the nearest 10,000 miles.

Diameter of the Sun If the distance to the sun is approximately 93 million miles, and, from the earth, the sun subtends an angle of approximately 0.5 degree, estimate the diam-eter of the sun to the nearest 10,000 miles.

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Diameter of the Sun If the distance to the sun is approximately 93 million miles, and,

from the earth, the sun subtends an angle of approximately 0.5 degree, estimate the diam-
eter of the sun to the nearest 10,000 miles.

Figure in plane geometry formed by two rays or lines that share a common endpoint, called the vertex. The angle is measured in degrees using a protractor. The different types of angles are acute, obtuse, right, straight, and reflex.

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