Two stars have the same luminosity

PHYSICS · Multi-part · A Level · Physics · Astrophysics · Astrophysics

Problem

Two stars have the same luminosity. Star A has a surface temperature of 5000 K, and star B a temperature of 10 000 K. (1) Suggest which is the larger star and by how much. (2) The apparent brightness of A is double that of B; calculate the ratio of the distance of A to that of B.

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