Light travels at a speed of 1.86x10^5 mi per sec. If the distance from a star to a planet in its orbit is 8.66x10^7 mi, how long (in seconds) does it take light travel from the star to the planet

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Answer:

The Time taken by light to travel from star to the planet is 480 seconds

Step-by-step explanation:

Given as :

The speed of light is [tex]1.8\times 10^{5}[/tex]  mile per sec

The distance from star to a planet in its orbit =  [tex]8.66\times 10^{7}[/tex] mile

Let the time taken by light to travel from star = T sec

So, Time = [tex]\frac{Distance}{speed}[/tex]

Or,  Time = [tex]\frac{8.66\times 10^{7}}{1.8\times 10^{5}}[/tex]

∴, Time = 4.80×10²  sec = 480 second

Hence The Time taken by light to travel from star to the planet is 480 seconds    Answer