What would be the angular diameter of the Moon if to distance between the Moon and the Earth were twice bigger?

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What would be the angular diameter of the Moon if to distance between the Moon and the Earth were twice bigger?

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can you solve this using the formula attached in the picture?

You can now find the angular diameter of the Moon using
its linear diameter, 3480 km (2160 mi), and its average distance
from Earth, 384,000 km (both values have been rounded to a
precision of 3 digits). Because the Moon's linear diameter and
distance are both given in the same units, kilometers, you can
put them directly into the small-angle formula:
angular diameter
2.06 X 105
3480 km
384,000 km
Transcribed Image Text:You can now find the angular diameter of the Moon using its linear diameter, 3480 km (2160 mi), and its average distance from Earth, 384,000 km (both values have been rounded to a precision of 3 digits). Because the Moon's linear diameter and distance are both given in the same units, kilometers, you can put them directly into the small-angle formula: angular diameter 2.06 X 105 3480 km 384,000 km
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