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1. Here is a diagram showing how the distance to another planet is measured using parallax. Draw the circle and anything else we used to derive the parallax equation. (Don't worry if you can't fit everything into the space provided; just show as much as you can.)
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2. Here are three parts of the parallax equation. Below them, in a different order, are things these parts represent. Draw lines to link each part of the equation to the thing it represents.
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converts circumference to radius |
number of triangles in circle |
circumference of circle |
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Joshua E. Barnes
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