2007-03-14 13:54:39 · 7 answers · asked by Janice K 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
divide by the speed of light 3 E10 m/sec.... shouldn't strain ya too much I hope
2007-03-14 13:58:50 · answer #1 · answered by Larry L 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the speed of light is 1,079,252,848 km/h.
The math to get the answer is to divide Mercury's distance by the speed of light and you get the time for light to cross that distance.
I'll let you punch the numbers on the calculator (you have to do something for your homework).
2007-03-14 15:18:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let's put the distance in meters in sci notation so we can divide by speed of light (3x10^8)
5.49x10^7 km/s (you had an extra zero in there)
5.49x10^10 m/s
divide this by 3x10^8
and you get 5.49/3*10^2=549/3=183 seconds
2007-03-14 14:09:56 · answer #3 · answered by MLBfreek35 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
light travels roughly 18,000,000 kilometers per minute ( 300,000 km per second) so it would take about 3 minutes and and 3 seconds for the light from the sun to reach mercury.
2007-03-14 14:08:08 · answer #4 · answered by lakersforlife 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So divide that distance by the speed of light, easy.
2007-03-14 14:20:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
54,900,000 km/186000 km per second=295.16129 seconds.
2007-03-14 14:10:14 · answer #6 · answered by JEFF S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
3 E08 m/s, go figure it out
2007-03-14 13:58:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋