At planet X, there is another planet called Y about 34 million light years away. The radius of planet X is 1 * 10^9 m. How far away from the center of the planet X is the planet Y in meters?
To determine the distance from the center of planet X to planet Y, we need to add the radius of planet X to the distance between the two planets.
Given:
Radius of planet X (r) = 1 * 10^9 m
Distance to planet Y (d) = 34 million light years
First, let's convert the distance to meters:
We know that 1 light year is equal to approximately 9.461 * 10^15 meters. So, we can multiply the distance in light years by this conversion factor to get the distance in meters:
34 million light years * (9.461 * 10^15 m/light year) = 3.202 * 10^23 m
Now, we can determine the total distance from the center of planet X to the planet Y by adding the radius of planet X to the distance:
Total distance = r + d
= 1 * 10^9 m + 3.202 * 10^23 m
Since the radius of planet X is much smaller compared to the distance to planet Y, we can approximate the total distance as:
Total distance ≈ d
= 3.202 * 10^23 m
Therefore, the planet Y is approximately 3.202 * 10^23 meters away from the center of planet X.