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  • 22-04-2018
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How long does it take (in minutes) for light to reach saturn from the sun, a distance of 1.486 × 109 km?

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Rodiak
Rodiak Rodiak
  • 05-05-2018
Formula for speed of light is:
[tex]c= \frac{d}{t} [/tex]
Where:
c=speed of light = 300000 km/s
d=distance
t =time

Rearranging formula for t and calculating:
[tex]t= \frac{d}{c} \\ \\ t= \frac{1.486*10^{9} }{300000} \\ \\ t=4953.33s \\ \\ t=82.56min[/tex]
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