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kipiarov [429]
3 years ago
13

Light travels at a speed of close to 3 x 10^5 km/s in vacuum. Given that it takes light 8 min and 19 s to travel the distance fr

om the center of the Earth to the center of the Sun, how far away is the Sun from the Earth? (Astronomers use this as a "distance unit" called 1 Astronomical Unit or 1 au)
Physics
1 answer:
never [62]3 years ago
8 0

Answer:

1497×10⁵ km

Explanation:

Speed of light in vacuum = 3×10⁵ km/s

Time taken by the light of the Sun to reach the Earth = 8 min and 19 s

Converting to seconds we get

8×60+19 = 499 seconds

Distance = Speed × Time

\text{Distance}=3\times 10^5\times 499\\\Rightarrow \text{Distance}=1497\times 10^5\ km

1 AU = 1497×10⁵ km

The Sun is 1497×10⁵ km from Earth

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