Multiple Choice
How is the distance to a star related to its parallax?
A) Distance is directly proportional to parallax.
B) Distance is inversely proportional to parallax.
C) Distance is directly proportional to parallax squared.
D) Distance is inversely proportional to parallax squared.
E) Distance and parallax are not related to each other at all.
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