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If You Measure the Average Brightness and Pulsation Period of a Classical

Question 34

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If you measure the average brightness and pulsation period of a classical Cepheid variable star, you can also determine its

A) age.
B) rotation period.
C) distance.
D) mass.
E) composition.

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