A radiometer can be used to determine the position of an approaching hot object by measuring the amount of irradiation it detects. Consider a radiometer placed at a distance H = 0.5 m from the x-axis is used to measure the position of an approaching small blackbody object. If the radiometer is measuring 80% of the irradiation corresponding to the position of the object directly under the radiometer (x = 0), determine the position of the object L.

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X A₁ L 0₁ Radiometer A₂ 0₂ 0 H