How much more light does one collect with a 10-meter diameter telescope?
Holli M asked:
How much more light does one collect with a 10-meter diameter telescope in 10 minutes than with a 1-meter diameter telescope in 100 minutes?
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How much more light does one collect with a 10-meter diameter telescope in 10 minutes than with a 1-meter diameter telescope in 100 minutes?
A. 1/10th as much
B. Same amount
C. 10 times as much
D. 100 times as much
October 29th, 2009 at 5:21 pm
pointless question there is no correlation Harley Drive
October 30th, 2009 at 11:16 am
collection rate is proportional to area or the square of diameter
so
rate for 10 m is 100 times that for 1 m
then
the 1 m is in use 10 times as long
so
the answer is 10 times as much for the larger scope Old Science Guy