42....Astronomers define a parsec (short for parallax second) to be the distance at which 1 astronomical...

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42....Astronomers define a parsec (short for parallax second) to be the distance at which 1 astronomical unit subtends an angle of 1 second. The astronomical unit (AU) was defined in the preceding problem, and in angular measure 1 degree = 60 minutes and 1 minute = 60 seconds of arc. Find the conversion factors that relate (a) parsecs to AU; (b) parsecs to m. 42....Astronomers define a parsec (short for parallax second) to be the distance at which 1 astronomical unit subtends an angle of 1 second. The astronomical unit (AU) was defined in the preceding problem, and in angular measure 1 degree = 60 minutes and 1 minute = 60 seconds of arc. Find the conversion factors that relate (a) parsecs to AU; (b) parsecs to m.

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