I have this as a math question and cannot figure it out. Please help me. Thanks so much
2007-12-15 08:24:00 · 7 answers · asked by dag652000 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
electricity travels at 186,000 miles per sec.
16 minutes x 60 seconds = 960 seconds
960 seconds x 186,000 miles = 178,560,000 miles
2007-12-15 08:29:09 · answer #1 · answered by bobainsworth2003 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Electricity propogates at about the speed of light - 186,000 miles per second. There are 5280 feet in a mile and 60 seconds in a minute.
d = ( 186,000 miles / second ) ( 16 minutes ) ( 60 seconds / 1 minute )
The answer will be in miles, and will be in the ballpark of the diameter of the Earth's orbit around the sun: about two hundred million miles.
2007-12-15 08:27:59 · answer #2 · answered by jgoulden 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Electricity travels at the rate of 186,300 miles per second (the speed of light). so in one minute it will travel 11178000 so 16 minutes =178848000
2007-12-15 08:35:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if electricity travels same as the speed of light
dist = 186,000 (16)(60) = 178,560,000 miles
2007-12-15 08:28:19 · answer #4 · answered by CPUcate 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've got some in my car's battery, and I can assure you it's not travelling anywhere until tomorrow morning. You probably won't get an "A" with this, but it's the truth.
2007-12-15 08:29:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Vacuum?
Use c.
In RG58?
It will travel nowhere because of losses in the cable.
:-)
2007-12-15 08:27:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
178,560,000 miles
2007-12-15 09:10:12 · answer #7 · answered by J 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋