SOLUTION: Speed of Light = 9.836 x 10^8 feet/second
Distance between Sun and a planet = 354 million miles (1.869 x 10^12 feet)
How long does it take, in minutes, for light to reach from Su
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-> SOLUTION: Speed of Light = 9.836 x 10^8 feet/second
Distance between Sun and a planet = 354 million miles (1.869 x 10^12 feet)
How long does it take, in minutes, for light to reach from Su
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Question 634020: Speed of Light = 9.836 x 10^8 feet/second
Distance between Sun and a planet = 354 million miles (1.869 x 10^12 feet)
How long does it take, in minutes, for light to reach from Sun to the planet? (Clue: Use speed formula)
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1900 minutes
8.56 minutes
10,000 minutes
31.67 minutes Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! (1.869 x 10^12)/(9.836 x 10^8)=1900 minutes
Which seems odd since the earth is 93 million miles and it takes 8 minutes. One would think it would only take abut 30 minutes to reach this other planet.
