You are exploring in a remote location along Earth\'s equator, and you find the

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You are exploring in a remote location along Earth's equator, and you find the arrangement of neatly carved stone pillars shown in the attached image.

(a) From the center, in what direction should you look to see sunrise on the equinoxes? Sunset on the equinoxes? (A direction may be indicated by "center to F" or "center to A", and an angle by, for example, A-Center-B.)

(b) What would you need to measure in order to discover whether this arrangement singles out the direction to sunrise on the solstices? If both tests tell you that this is aligned correctly, then it is a reasonable hypothesis that the purpose of the monument was to observe the position of sunrise and sunset.

Explanation / Answer

A. Sunrise on the equinix mostly found in the center to D because during equinox the sun rises and sets to it's steepest possible angle. and the angle is D center E.

B.this moument mostly in correct order only.our ancient having various technique to predict the sunrise and sunset. you can find lot of structures in various countries for predicting the sunrise and sunset.

C.equinox having faster sunrise and sunset for predicting this, they make this monument

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