Question

The distance light travels in one year is known as a light year. A light year is equal to 5.87 × 1012 miles. The closest that Earth ever gets to Jupiter is 3.65 × 108 miles. What is a correct representation of the number of years it will take light to travel from Earth to Jupiter at this distance? Check all that apply.

Answer 1

Answer:

$6.21\times 10^{-5}\ \text{light years}$

Step-by-step explanation:

The distance light travels in one year is known as a light year.

$1\ \text{light year}=5.87\times 10^{12}\ \text{miles}$

The closest that Earth ever gets to Jupiter is $3.65\times 10^8\ \text{miles}$

$3.65\times 10^8\ \text{miles}=\dfrac{1}{5.87\times 10^{12}}\times 3.65\times 10^8\ \text{light years}\\\\=6.21\times 10^{-5}\ \text{light years}$

Hence, the distance it will take light to travel from Earth to Jupiter at this distance is $6.21\times 10^{-5}\ \text{light years}$