A rough rule of thumb is that light from the Sun reaches the Earth in about 8
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A rough rule of thumb is that light from the Sun reaches the Earth in about 8 minutes. Use this estimate along with the known speed of light to get an approximate value for the distance from the Earth to the Sun.
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