distance = rate x time
1.589E8 km x (1000 m/km) = 3E8 m/s x time
Solve for time in seconds and convert to minutes.
1.589E8 km x (1000 m/km) = 3E8 m/s x time
Solve for time in seconds and convert to minutes.
Next, we need to calculate the time it takes for light to travel from the Sun to Earth, a distance of 1.589 × 10^8 km. We can use the formula: time = distance / speed.
Let's plug in the values:
Distance = 1.589 × 10^8 km
Speed = 299,792 km/s
time = (1.589 × 10^8 km) / (299,792 km/s)
Now, let's solve this equation:
time = 529.49 seconds
Since the question asks for the time in minutes, we can convert seconds to minutes by dividing the value by 60 (since there are 60 seconds in a minute).
time(minutes) = 529.49 seconds / 60 = 8.82 minutes (rounded to two decimal places)
Therefore, it takes approximately 8.82 minutes for light to reach Earth from the Sun.