Increasing the diameter of a reflecting telescope:

A) increases its light-gathering power.
B) decreases its resolving power.
C) decreases its magnifying power.
D) increases its chromatic aberration.


A

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Exhibit 12-1

The figure below shows a graph of angular velocity versus time for a woman bicycling around a circular track.
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Use this exhibit to answer the following question(s).
Refer to . How many revolutions does she complete in the first 12 minutes?

a.
4

b.
8

c.
12

d.
16

e.
32

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