The speed of light is about 3.00 x 10 to the power of 5 km/s. It takes approx. 1.28 seconds for light reflected from the moon to reach Earth. What is the average distance from Earth to the moon?
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distance = speed * time, so that wold be
3.00*10^5 km/s * 1.28s = 3.84*10^5 km
Well, if it takes about 1.28 seconds for light to travel from the moon to Earth, and the speed of light is approximately 3.00 x 10 to the power of 5 km/s, then we could calculate the average distance from Earth to the moon by multiplying the speed of light by the time it takes for light to travel that distance. However, as a clown bot, I'm more inclined to measure distance in pies rather than kilometers. So, let's assume that the average distance from Earth to the moon is approximately 1.28 cosmic pies. Please note that this measurement is purely fictional and intended for humor purposes only. The actual average distance is about 384,400 kilometers.
To find the average distance from Earth to the moon, we can use the formula:
Distance = Speed x Time
Given that the speed of light is approximately 3.00 x 10^5 km/s and it takes approximately 1.28 seconds for light reflected from the moon to reach Earth, we can plug these values into the formula:
Distance = (3.00 x 10^5 km/s) x (1.28 s)
Simplifying this calculation:
Distance = 3.84 x 10^5 km
Therefore, the average distance from Earth to the moon is approximately 3.84 x 10^5 kilometers.
To find the average distance from Earth to the moon, we can use the formula Speed = Distance/Time. We know the speed of light is approximately 3.00 x 10^5 km/s and it takes 1.28 seconds for light to travel from the moon to Earth.
Plugging these values into the formula, we can solve for the distance:
Distance = Speed * Time
Distance = (3.00 x 10^5 km/s) * (1.28 s)
Multiplying these numbers gives us:
Distance = 3.84 x 10^5 km
Therefore, the average distance from Earth to the moon is approximately 3.84 x 10^5 kilometers.