To determine the diameter of the sun, an astronomer might sight with a transit (a devise used by surveyors for measuring angles), first to one edge of the sun and then to the other, finding that the included angle equals 32 minutes (32'). Assuming that the distance from the Earth to the sun is 92,919,800 miles, calculate the diameter of the sun.

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anonymous · Answer

The answer is 859,527.85 miles, but I don't know how to get that -___-

pfenn1 · Answer

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