The speed of light is 3 x 10^8 meters per second. The sun is approximately 230.000.000 meters from Mars. How many seconds does i

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The speed of light is 3 x 10^8 meters per second. The sun is approximately 230.000.000 meters from Mars. How many seconds does i

t take for the sunlight to reach mars? Write your answer in scientific notation using the format: 4.2x10^5 With no spaces Round to the nearest tenth. Do not include units (Seconds) in your answer.
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Travka [436] · Answer 1 · 2021-12-04T20:48:47+03:00

Answer:

0.8

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that:

Speed of light = 3 * 10^8 m/s

Distance of sun to Mars = 230,000,000 meters

How many seconds does it take for sunlight to reach Mars?

Using the relation :

Speed = distance / time

Hence ;

Time = Distance / Speed

Time = 2.3 * 10^8 / 3 * 10^8

Time = 0.766

Time = 0.8 ( nearest tenth)