Imagine there is a large star that produces 2.5 x 1030 Watts of power. If there is a planet orbiting this star from 500 million kms away, what would be the solar constant of that planet? a. 7,900W/m2 b. 52,000 W/m2 c. 250,000 W/m2 d. 800,000 W/m2

Imagine there is a large star that produces 2.5 x 1030 Watts of power. If there is a planet orbiting this star from 500 million kms away, what would be the solar constant of that planet? a. 7,900W/m2 b. 52,000 W/m2 c. 250,000 W/m2 d. 800,000 W/m2

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Imagine there is a large star that produces 2.5 x 10³⁰ Watts of power. If there is a planet orbiting this star from 500 million kms away, what would be the solar constant of that planet?

	a.	7,900W/m2
	b.	52,000 W/m2
	c.	250,000 W/m2
	d.	800,000 W/m2

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$P o w e r o f a s t a r (P) = 2.5 \times 10^{30} W a t t d i s \tan c e o f p l a n e t (d) = 500 m i l l i o n k m$

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