12 2 Points Details Seedsfoundations14 24 P 013 My Notes Ask Your Teacher Practice Another If You Saw Comet Halley 1 (18.77 KiB) Viewed 19 times
12 2 Points Details Seedsfoundations14 24 P 013 My Notes Ask Your Teacher Practice Another If You Saw Comet Halley 2 (18.77 KiB) Viewed 19 times
12. [-/2 Points] DETAILS SEEDSFOUNDATIONS14 24.P.013. MY NOTES ASK YOUR TEACHER PRACTICE ANOTHER If you saw Comet Halley when the comet was 0.3 AU from Earth and you observed a visible tail 5 degrees long, how long was the tail in kilometers? (Hint: Use the small-angle formula.) (Note: 1 AU 1.5 x 10 km.) km Suppose that the tail was not perpendicular to your line of sight. Is your first answer too large or too small? O too small O too large Need Help? Read II
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