If Star A has a parallax angle of 3 arc seconds while Star B has a parallax angle of 9 arc seconds then we know that

A. Star A is nine times farther away.
B. Star B is three times farther away.
C. Star B is nine times farther away.
D. Star A is three times farther away.


Answer: D

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