Question: A laser beam is transmitted with a width of 0.0008 and makes a circular spot of radius 2.50 km on a distant object. How far

A laser beam is transmitted with a “width” of 0.0008° and makes a circular spot of radius 2.50 km on a distant object. How far is the object from the source of the laser beam? Use Eq. (8.12) 


Eq. (8.12)

sinθ = tanθ = θ

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