PHYSICAL SCIENCE
PHYSICAL SCIENCE
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ISBN: 9781307077865
Author: Tillery, Bill
Publisher: MCG/CREATE
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Chapter 23, Problem 10PEB
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The insolation in low and high altitudes, if a stick casts a 3.78 m shadow at a location at high latitude and 1.20 m shadow at a location at low latitude.

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