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Chapter 1, Problem 39EAP

(a)

To determine

The sketch which shows both the Milky Way Galaxy and Andromeda Galaxy and the distance between them by using a scale such that 1 centimeter is equivalent to 100,000 light years.

(b)

To determine

To explain:

How the separation of the galaxies can be compared with separation of the stars and consequently explain the comparison of the likelihood of galactic collisions with the likelihood of stellar collisions.

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