document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=167886>Question 167886</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0201684993/algebrahomeworkh>Mathematics 9</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #123775 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=123775\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2008-1977=31 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "58,000*24*31=508,080,000 km. it has already traveled. or 5.0808*10^8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "58,000*24*365*296,000=1.504*10^14 km. to go.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total distance=150,400,000,000,000+508,080,000=150,400,508,080,000 km.\r<BR>\n" );
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