A)
light travels at approximately 186,000 miles per second. approximately how far will it travel in 1 minute? express your answer in scientific notation
B)
the sun is approximately 93,000,000 miles from the earth. about how long does it take light to travel from the sun to the earth? remember that light travels at approximately 186,000 miles per second
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A) To find out how far light will travel in 1 minute, we need to multiply its speed (186,000 miles per second) by the number of seconds in 1 minute. There are 60 seconds in 1 minute.
186,000 miles/second * 60 seconds = 11,160,000 miles
The distance traveled by light in 1 minute is approximately 11,160,000 miles.
Expressing this answer in scientific notation, we move the decimal point so that there is only one non-zero digit to the left of it and include the appropriate power of 10.
11,160,000 miles = 1.116 x 10^7 miles
B) To calculate how long it takes for light to travel from the sun to the earth, we divide the distance between them (93,000,000 miles) by the speed of light (186,000 miles per second).
93,000,000 miles / 186,000 miles/second = 500 seconds
Therefore, it takes approximately 500 seconds for light to travel from the sun to the earth.