How Is the Distance to a Star Related to Its

question 22

Multiple Choice

How is the distance to a star related to its parallax?

• A) Distance is directly proportional to parallax.
• B) Distance is inversely proportional to parallax.
• C) Distance is directly proportional to parallax squared.
• D) Distance is inversely proportional to parallax squared.
• E) Distance and parallax are not related to each other at all.

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