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If the angular diameter of a body is 0.35 degrees and at a distance of 160 million km, then the diameter of the body is 0.9768 million km

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If the angular diameter of a body is
0.35 degrees and at a distance of 160
million km, then the diameter of the
body is *
a. 0.9768 million km
b. 0.8976 million km
c. 0.9867 million km
O d. 0.9876 million km

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