SOLUTION: In 1977, two spacecraft named voyager 1 and 2 were launch to visit the outer planets in 1980's. These spacecraft traveled so far they left the soler system. Voyager 2 is traveling

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: In 1977, two spacecraft named voyager 1 and 2 were launch to visit the outer planets in 1980's. These spacecraft traveled so far they left the soler system. Voyager 2 is traveling at 58 000km/h and 296 000 years from now it will reach Sirius, the brightest star in the sky. How far away is Sirius? This question is from textbook Mathematics 9

Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
2008-1977=31
58,000*24*31=508,080,000 km. it has already traveled. or 5.0808*10^8
58,000*24*365*296,000=1.504*10^14 km. to go.
Total distance=150,400,000,000,000+508,080,000=150,400,508,080,000 km.

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