Light travels at about 186,000 miles per second through space. The distance, d, in miles that light
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Light travels at about 186,000 miles per second through space. The distance, d, in miles that light travels in t seconds can be determined by the function d(t) = 186,000t.
(a) Light reaches the moon from Earth in about 1.3 sec. Determine the approximate distance from Earth to the moon.
(b) Express the distance in miles, d, traveled by light in t minutes as a function of time, t.
(c) Light travels from the sun to Earth in about 8.3 min. Determine the approximate distance from the sun to Earth.
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A Survey of Mathematics with Applications
ISBN: 978-0134112107
10th edition
Authors: Allen R. Angel, Christine D. Abbott, Dennis Runde
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