It takes a photon 8 minutes and 25 seconds ro reach earth. What is the distance (labeled 1 au) in meter between the sun and eart

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h? The speed od light un a vacuum is 3e8 m/s

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tangare [24] · Answer 1 · 2022-09-08T10:22:11+03:00

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Answer:

$x=0.017 AU$

Explanation:

We can use the equation of speed in terms of distance. We know that the speed of light is constant value so we will have:

$v=\frac{x}{t}$

$x=v*t$

$x=3*10^{8}*8.417$

$x=2.53*10^{9}m$

Now we know that $1 AU = 1.496*10^{11}m$

$x=0.017 AU$

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