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A charge-coupled device (CCD) attached to a telescope measures the wavelength at which maximum intensity of radiated energy from a star to be 400 nm and the power received at the Earth's surface per unit area to be 2.8×10−10 Wm−22.8 \times 10^{-10} \text{ Wm}^{-2} . a. a Show that the surface temperature of the star is about 7300 K. b. b At this temperature, the total power emitted by the star is determined to be 7.2×1027 W7.2 \times 10^{27} \text{ W} . Calculate how far away the star is from the Earth. Give your answer in standard form and in light-years.

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