How does the light-collecting area of an 8-meter telescope compare to that of a 2-meter telescope?
Posted February 26th, 2009 by admin 1 Comment »
Free2b asked:
a.The 8-meter telescope has 4 times the light-collecting area of the 2-meter telescope.
b.The 8-meter telescope has 16 times the light-collecting area of the 2-meter telescope.
c.The 8-meter telescope has 8 times the light-collecting area of the 2-meter telescope.
d.The answer cannot be determined from the information given in the question.
a.The 8-meter telescope has 4 times the light-collecting area of the 2-meter telescope.
b.The 8-meter telescope has 16 times the light-collecting area of the 2-meter telescope.
c.The 8-meter telescope has 8 times the light-collecting area of the 2-meter telescope.
d.The answer cannot be determined from the information given in the question.