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
1 AU = 1497×10⁵ km
The Sun is 1497×10⁵ km from Earth
Answer:
<em>The total time is: t=451.22 sec</em>
<em>The average speed is: V=34.57 m/s</em>
Explanation:
<u>Average speed</u>
The average speed is calculated by dividing the total distance traveled by an object (x) by the total time it took it to travel that distance (t).
Since the student makes the trip in two parts, we have to calculate the total distance and the total time.
We know the distance to school is 7.8 Km = 7,800 m. The student makes his way home over the same distance, thus the total distance is
x=2*7,800 m=15,600 m
The first trip to school was done at an average speed of v1=32.6 m/s. Knowing the distance and speed, we can calculate the time:
The second trip back home was done at an average speed of v2=36.8 m/s. Let's calculate the second time:
The total time is:
The average speed is: