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A radio wace travels 186,000 miles per second. How many kilometers will the wave travel in one microsecond? (1 mile= 1.61km)

distance= timeinseconds/velocity

change the given velocity in miles/hr to m/sec

186kmi/sec *1.6km/mi

To solve this problem, you need to convert the given speed from miles per second to kilometers per second.

Given:
Speed of the radio wave = 186,000 miles per second
1 mile = 1.61 kilometers

Step 1: Convert miles per second to kilometers per second.
Since 1 mile is equivalent to 1.61 kilometers, we can multiply the given speed by 1.61 to convert it to kilometers per second.

186,000 miles per second * 1.61 kilometers per mile = 299,460 kilometers per second

Step 2: Calculate the distance traveled by the radio wave in one microsecond.
1 microsecond is equal to 0.000001 seconds.

Distance = Speed * Time
Distance = 299,460 kilometers per second * 0.000001 seconds

Distance = 0.29946 kilometers

Therefore, the radio wave will travel approximately 0.29946 kilometers in one microsecond.