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USAAAO — 2016 First Round

Question 3

A star exhibits periodic variations in brightness suggestive of a transiting companion. If the minimum stellar flux is 98.2% of the uneclipsed flux, what is the radius of the companion, in stellar radii, assuming the companion is not emitting?

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Source

Source: USAAAO 2016 First Round, Question 3.