Light from the sun reaches Earth in 8.3 min. The velocity of light is 3.00 108 m/s. Given this info, how would you determine how far the Earth is from the sun?
September 11, 2021
What are the equator and the prime meridian?
September 11, 2021

17,987,547.480 meters per minute

Taking the accepted speed of light as: 299792458 meters per SECOND them multiplying by 60 will equate to meters per minute.

299792458 . 60 = 17,987,547.480 meters per minute.

divide by 1000 to give kilometres per minute.

 
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