Which of the following is the parallax angle in the shown diagram?

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Solution

The correct option is B p
The parallax angle is the angle between the Earth at one time of year, and the Earth six months later, as measured from a nearby star. Astronomers use this angle to find the distance between the Earth and the Star.
Thus $p$ is the parallax angle.

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