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Answer:
Neptune is 80 times farther from the Sun than Mercury.
It takes 4 hours to reach the light from the Sun to Neptune.
Step-by-step explanation:
Given that the average distance between the Sun and Mercury,
[tex]d_1=35,000,000[/tex] miles [tex]=3.5\times 10^7[/tex] miles.
The time to reach the light from the sun to Mercury, [tex]t_1 = 3[/tex] minutes
Let v m/s be the speed of light.
So, [tex]v=\frac{d_1}{t_1}\cdots(i)[/tex] [as speed = distance/time]
Now, the average distance between the Sun and Neptune,
[tex]d_2=2.8\times 10^9[/tex] miles.
The ration of the average distance of Neptune and Mercury from Sun,
[tex]\frac{d_2}{d_1}=\frac{2.8\times 10^9}{3.5\times 10^7}[/tex]
[tex]\frac{d_2}{d_1}=80\cdots(ii)[/tex]
So, Neptune is 80 times farther from the Sun than Mercury.
The time to reach the light from the sun to Neptune,
[tex]=\frac{d_2}{v}[/tex] [as time=distance/speed]
[tex]=\frac{d_2}{d_1/t_1}[/tex] [using equation(i)]
[tex]=\frac {d_2}{d_1}\times t_1[/tex]
[tex]=80\times 3[/tex] [using equation(ii)]
=240 minutes
=4 hours [as 1 hour =60 minutes]
Hence, it takes 4 hours to reach the light from the Sun to Neptune.
Using the speed - distance relationship, we can deduce that Neptune is 80 times farther from the sun than Mercury and it will take 240 minutes for light from the sun to reach Neptune.
Given the Parameters :
- Mercury's average distance from sun = 35000000 miles
- Time taken for light to travel to mercury = 3 minutes
- Neptune's average distance from sun = [tex] 2.8 \times 10^{9} [/tex]
Number of times Neptune is father from the sun than Mercury :
- (Neptune's distance) ÷ Mercury's distance
- [tex] \frac{2.8 \times 10^{9}}{35000000}= 80 [/tex]
Hence, Neptune is 80 times farther from the sun than Mercury.
Time taken for light to reach Neptune :
- Time taken to each mercury × 80
3 minutes × 80 = 240 Minutes
60 minutes = 1 hour
240 minutes = (240 ÷ 60) = 4 hours
Therefore, it would take 4 hours for light to reach Neptune.
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