olar panel on a telescope is rectangular and is 7.56m in length and 2.45m wide. When the panel faces the sun directly, the force on it due to absorbed sunlight is 8.46x10^-5N. Calculate the radiation pressure and the intensity of sunlight at the telescope's location in space.

olar panel on a telescope is rectangular and is 7.56m in length and 2.45m wide. When the panel faces the sun directly, the force on it due to absorbed sunlight is 8.46x10^-5N. Calculate the radiation pressure and the intensity of sunlight at the telescope's location in space.

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