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A microwave telescope consisting of a very sensitive receiver connected to a 100-m parabol...

A microwave telescope consisting of a very sensitive receiver connected to a 100-m parabolic-dish antenna is used to measure the energy radiated by astronomical objects at 20 GHz. If the antenna beam is directed toward the moon and the moon extends over a planar angle of 0.5° from Earth, what fraction of the moon’s cross-section will be occupied by the beam?

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