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3. The sun can be approximated as a spherical black body with a surface temperature of...

3. The sun can be approximated as a spherical black body
with a surface temperature of 5762 K. The irradiation from the
sun, as measured by a satellite in earth orbit, is 1353 W/m2. The
distance from the earth to the sun is approximately 1.5 x 1011 m.
Assuming that the sun radiates evenly in all directions, estimate
the diameter of the sun.

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