Question

Can someone please help me ASAP

Answer 1

Answer:

distance = 6.1022 x10^16[m]

Explanation:

To solve this problem we must use the formula of the average speed which relates distance to time, so we have

v = distance / time

where:

v = velocity = 3 x 10^8 [m/s]

distance = x [meters]

time = 6.45 [light years]

Now we have to convert from light-years to seconds in order to get the distance in meters.

$t = 6.45 [light-years]*365[\frac{days}{1light-year}]*24[\frac{hr}{1day}] *60[\frac{min}{1hr}]*60[\frac{seg}{1min} ] =203407200 [s]$

Now using the formula:

distance = v * time

distance = (3*10^8)*203407200

distance = 6.1022 x10^16[m]