The speed of light is 3.0 x 10^8 m/s. If the distance from Earth to the Sun is 1.5 x 10^8 km, how many minutes does it take for light from the Sun to reach the Earth? minutes

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Keyslinger · Answer 1 · 2024-07-31T07:25:11+0000

Your calculations, which are rather precise, indicate that the sun is 500 light seconds away. Light travels thousands of miles roundtrip (not quite 17m). You receive 3.6 round trips each hour, or 74 daily.

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