it takes time 8 minutes for light to reach from the sun to earth surface. if speed of light is taken to be 3×10^8 m s^-1 find the distance for the sun to the earth in km
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it takes time 8 minutes for light to reach from the sun to earth surface. if speed of light is taken to be 3×10^8 m s^-1 find the distance for the sun to the earth in km
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Speed = 3 × 10 ^ 8 m/s
Time = 8 mins = 8 × 60 = 480 s
Distance = 3 × 10 ^8 ×480
= 1440 × 10^8 m
= 1440 × 10^5 km