Question

A signal from a spaceship reached the ground station in 5 min. What was

the distance of the spaceship from the ground station?

Speed of the light = 3 X 10^8 m/s​

Answer 1

Answer:

Hence, the distance between the spaceship and ground station = 9 × 10^10 m

Explanation:

Let the distance between the spaceship and the ground station be 'S' .

Then,

S = vt

Where, v = speed of light = 3 × 10^8 m/sec

t = time taken = 5 min = 5 × 60 sec = 300 seconds

Then, by applying values, we get,

=> S = 3 × 10^8 × 300 m

=> S = 9 × 10^10 m

Hence, the distance between the spaceship and ground station = 9 × 10^10 m