SOLUTION: 7.) Light travels 186,000 miles in a second. How many feet does it travel in a nanosecond? (A nanosecond is a billionth of a second.) (Round your answer to two decimal places.)
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Question 985712: 7.) Light travels 186,000 miles in a second. How many feet does it travel in a nanosecond? (A nanosecond is a billionth of a second.) (Round your answer to two decimal places.) Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 7.) Light travels 186,000 miles in a second. How many feet does it travel in a nanosecond? (A nanosecond is a billionth of a second.) (Round your answer to two decimal places.)
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186000*5280/1e9 = 0.98 ft
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A nanosecond is sometimes call a "light-foot", a measure of time - the time is takes light to travel a ~foot.
