Multiple Choice
In the approximately 5 billion years since the Sun began its main-sequence phase, its radius has increased by 6% and its surface temperature has increased by 5%. How has its luminosity changed?
A) decreased by 10%
B) decreased by 5%
C) increased by 5%
D) increased by 40%
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