Light travels at the speed of approximately 3.0 × 108 meters per second. Find the time in minutes required for light to travel f

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Aleks04 [339]

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Light travels at the speed of approximately 3.0 × 108 meters per second. Find the time in minutes required for light to travel f

rom the sun to Earth (an approximate distance of 1.5 × 1011 meters).

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expeople1 [14] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-13T13:13:06+03:00

expeople1 [14]2 years ago

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Speed = distance / time => time = distance / speed
speed = 3x10^8 x 60 = 180x10^8 m per minute
time = 1.5x10^11/180x10^8 = 150x10^9/180x10^8 = 5/6x10 = 8,3 minutes