If Kapteyn's star has a parallax angle of 0.255 arcsec, a proper motion of 8.67 arcsecs per year and a radial velocity of +246 km/s, What is the star's tangential velocity?
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The proper motion and parallax angle of Kapteyn's star can be used to calculate its tangential velocity: Tangential velocity = Proper motion * Distance = Proper motion / Parallax angle. Since the parallax angle is 0.255 arcsec and the proper motion is 8.67 arcsecs per year, the tangential velocity is roughly 34.00 km/s.
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When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.
When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.
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