Asked by joe
An astronomy student is studying the sun. While monitoring her equipment, she observes a solar flare. She then observes the reflection of the solar flare off of a passing satellite and with her equipment she is able to determine that the reflected light arrives from the satellite in t = 5.79 ms.
(a) There are approximately 1609 meters per mile. If the sun is 93 million miles away, how far is the sun in kilometers to two significant figures.
(a) There are approximately 1609 meters per mile. If the sun is 93 million miles away, how far is the sun in kilometers to two significant figures.
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Answered by
bobpursley
So the path was 5.79ms further? so the distance half that?
d=velocity light*time
d=velocity light*time
Answered by
kyle
5.09 x 108
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