Question: Use the information given in the previous two exercises to find the number of minutes necessary for light from the sun to reach Earth. Data

Use the information given in the previous two exercises to find the number of minutes necessary for light from the sun to reach Earth.


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The average distance from Earth to the sun is 9.3 × 107 mi. How long would it take a rocket, traveling at 2.9 × 103 mph, to reach the sun? Round to the nearest thousand hours.

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A light-year is the distance that light travels in one year. Find the number of miles in a light-year if light travels 1.86 × 105 mi per sec.

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