What Distance Method Is Used to Determine the Distance to the Most

question 133

Multiple Choice

What distance method is used to determine the distance to the most distant galaxies when only a redshift is measured

• A)Hubble's law
• B)supernova observations
• C)period-luminosity relationship of variable stars
• D)parallax

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