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  Listen to the description of how to prepare a typical Chilean dish, and write Cierto or Falso . 02-Track-2_Un-Pastel-de-choclo-_1__1_-_1_ (1).mp3   [BLANK-1] Este plato se llama pastel de choclo.  [BLANK-2] “Choclo” es otro nombre por zanahorias.   [BLANK-3] Para preparar este plato necesita carne y pollo.  [BLANK-4] Hay huevos en este plato.  [BLANK-5] El puré de choclo está debajo de la carne y el pollo. [BLANK-6] El pastel está en el horno por 45 minutos.                   

A star with a large parallax angle as measured from the Earth is:

Which of the following is false about the Light Gathering Power (LGP) of a telescope? 

To calculate the mass of any planet (in units of solar masses) using the orbital properties of its moons, you must use the orbital period and orbital radius in what units? 

Which of the following is NOT a mechanism for diffusion described in the Shipan and Volden article?

​​Which of the following is NOT a limitation of the Tiebout model?

Short Answer Question. This short answer question is worth 10 points. You should provide a one paragraph response. Question 26: Suppose that a city mayor proposes to pay for the acquisition and construction of public parks by implementing a seven-year local sales tax. Someone argues that the financing mechanism should instead be something that is spread out over more time, noting that a person who moves here eight years from now would get to enjoy the parks but under the current proposal wouldn’t pay for them. Similarly, this individual argues that those who live in the community now pay for it, but if they move, they won’t benefit at all from it after a few years. The mayor argues that those who move out of this area will in fact benefit from the parks beyond their personal use and that those who move to this area after the seven-year period will implicitly pay for the access to the parks. What does the mayor mean?  

Suppose Dexter and Amy are the only members of a community that is trying to determine how much of a public good should be produced. Dexter’s (inverse) demand curve is given by P = 50 – 5Q, while Amy’s (inverse) demand curve is given by P = 150 – 15Q, where P is price or marginal benefit and Q is the quantity of the good. The marginal cost of producing the public good is constant at $80. Amy will vote for the efficient quantity of the public good if the price to her is:

Using the Method of Lab 6, we will measure the mass of Saturn in Solar Masses. We will use only 2 of Saturn’s Moons in this problem due to shortage of time. Make sure that your observations are from the North Pole, and use the angular diameter of Saturn as 0.00522o The steps are identical to Jupiter’s Moons but I have completed the data and the basic calulations for the Rhea. Note that the orbital radius is in Saturn diameters, DS.  I measured the maximum angular distance of Rhea from Saturn as 0.0228o which gives an orbital radius, R = 0.0228o0.00522o= 4.368 DS. Note that 1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 1285 DS. Thus the orbital radius of Rhea in AU is R = 4.368/1285  = 0.003399 AU. You need to do the same series of measurements for the largest moon of saturn, Titan and then use the data of both moons to calculate the mass of Saturn in Solar Masses. Make sure to answer the questions below. Moon Start Date and Time End Date and Time Period T (days) Period T (Earth years) Orbital Radius, R (DS) Orbital Radius, R (AU) Rhea 08/04/23, 03:00 08/08/23, 13:00 4.417 0.0121 4.368 0.003399 Titan             Using Mass of Saturn = R3T2  = 0.000268 Solar Masses using Rhea’s Data Fill out the responses to these questions in the answer space below. 1.a. What was the Start Date and Time of Titan’s orbit? b. What is the End Date and Time of Titan’s orbit?  c. What is the period T of Titan in Earth years? d. What is the maximum angular distance of Titan from Saturn? e. What is the Orbital Radius R of Titan in AU?  2.  What is the Mass of Saturn as measured using the Data of Titan?