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Stars

come in many different types, and their diameters can vary enormously depending

on their temperature, mass, and stage of evolution

The

diameter of the Sun is

 km. The diameter of Rigel

, a blue supergiant star, is

approximately

 km.

If you scale the Sun

so that its diameter is

40  cm, what is the scaled diameter of Rigel? Give your answer to the nearest whole metre. Do not write units in your answer

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