MyQuestionIcon

3

You visited us 3 times! Enjoying our articles? Unlock Full Access!

Understanding Zodiac Sign

The Moon's di...

Question

The Moon's distance from the earth is 360000 kilometres and its diameter subtends angle of 31' at the observer. Find the diameter of moon.

Open in App

Solution

Suggest Corrections

thumbs-up

117

Similar questions

Q. The moon's distance from the earth is

360000 k m s

and its diameter subtends an angle of

31^{'}

at the eye of the observer. Find the diameter of the moon.

Q. The moon's distance from the earth is

360000

km and its diameter subtends an angle of

42^{'}

at the eye of the observer. The diameter of the moon is?

Q. Assume the distance of the earth from the moon to be

38, 400

km and the angle subtended by the moon at the eye of a person on the earth to be

31^{'}

, find the diameter of the moon.

Q. The moon is observed from two diametrically opposite points A and B on earth. The angle subtended at the moon by two directions of observation is

1^{\circ} 54^{'}

. The diameter of the earth is

1.276 \times 10^{7} m

. Calculate the distance of moon from earth.

Q. The moon is observed from two diametrically opposite points

A

B

on earth. The angle

θ

subtended at the moon by the two directions of observation is

1^{0} 54^{'}

. Given the diameter of the earth to be about

1.276 \times 10^{7} m

, compute the distance of the moon from the earth.

View More

Join BYJU'S Learning Program

similar_icon

Related Videos

lock

Understanding Zodiac Sign Tackle

PHYSICS

Watch in App

explore_more_icon

Explore more

Understanding Zodiac Sign

Standard VII Physics

Join BYJU'S Learning Program

CrossIcon