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By What Factor Would the Brightness of a Star Increase

Question 36

Question 36

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By what factor would the brightness of a star increase if an observer moved from 5 parsecs to 1 parsec from the star?


A) 5 times
B) 25 times
C) 125 times
D) 625 times

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