2006-08-05 04:59:00 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
In a vacuum the speed of light is exactly 299,792,458 metres per second (In metric units) one metre is the distance light travels in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 of a second. Converted to imperial units, the speed of light is approximately 186,282.397 miles per second, or 670,616,629.384 miles per hour.
Then if one mile has = 1609.344 meters, we have a total of 160934.4 centimeters in a mile, therefore to answer your question the speed of light travels faster, however if the light has to travel perseid through glass, then is slower.
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2006-08-05 10:55:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The question makes no scientific or math sense, more? Are therw more you ask??
Look a mile is a mile which is 1.609 Kilometeres which is 1,609 meters and each meter has 100 centimeters...
So 1 mile = 1,609 m x 100 cm = 160,900 centimeters that is one mile.
Now light travels at the speed of 299,792.458 Kilometers per second ... which also is = 299,792,458 meters per second ... or
299,792,458,000 cnetimeters per second ...
so for light to travel one mile you have:
160,900 centimeters per mile/ divided by 299,792,458,000 centimeters per second ... = 0.000000537 of a second or 5.37 millionsth of a second... LIght is fast...
I hope this is what you wanted, there are no less or more anything in one mile, one mile is one mile and conervts to metric to 1.609 Kms) Light speed is also fixed so no more or less anything...
enjoy
MAXR
2006-08-05 12:09:18 · answer #2 · answered by STROMBOLI-KRAKATOA JR 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
miles travelled by light in a second
2006-08-05 12:02:13 · answer #3 · answered by jimbomediterraneo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The speed of light is approximately 186,282.397 miles per second. That's all I know.
2006-08-05 12:01:51 · answer #4 · answered by bush_kills_for_god 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
centimeters, because centimeters is the smaller unit of measurement. It takes more centimeters to make a mile, so you have to multiply that by the number of miles light travels.
2006-08-05 12:01:41 · answer #5 · answered by Dude 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Light travels approximately 186,282 miles per second.
There are 5280*12*2.54 = 160,934.4 centimeters in a mile.
Thus, more miles.
2006-08-05 12:20:08 · answer #6 · answered by jimbob 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well it's close but the light-second wins.
light travels 186,282 miles in one second
and there are 160,934 centimeters in a mile
2006-08-05 12:06:44 · answer #7 · answered by schenzy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lets see... one inch equals 2.54 centimeters, 12x5280 inches in a mile, so 2.54x12x5280= 160934.4 centimeters
light travels approximately 3.0x10^8 m/s a second, which is approximatley 186,000 miles per second
So, there are more miles traveled in lighspeed than centimeters in a mile.
2006-08-05 12:05:53 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The speed of light is 299,792,458 meters per second, or 186,282 miles per second
160,934.4 centimeters in a mile
I'm siding with light speed :P.
2006-08-05 12:07:50 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 mile = 160934cm
in 1s, light travels 186451miles
the latter one is indeed higher
by the way, nice question, eh!
2006-08-05 12:06:28 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋