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  • 30-07-2016
  • Mathematics
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The distance from Earth to the Moon is approximately 240,000 mi.. The speed of light is 3.00 * 10^8 m/s. How long does it take for light to travel from Earth to the Moon and back again?. Please Show work.

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HomertheGenius
HomertheGenius HomertheGenius
  • 01-08-2016

First we have to convert miles to meters:
1 mile ≈ 1,609.34 m
Time of traveling one way:
\(t = \frac{240,000 * 1,609.34m}{3.00*10^{8}m/s } = \\ = \frac{8*10 ^{4} *1,609.34s}{10 ^{8} } = \frac{8*1,609.34 s}{10,000}\) = 1.28 s
From Earth to the Moon and back time is:   2 · 1.28 s = 2.56 s

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