Question

the distance of a star from the Earth is 8. 33 light minutes ?what do you mean by this statement? Express the distance in metre.

Answer 1

Light takes 8.33 minutes to reach from star to earth.
thus the distance between star and earth is 8.33 * 60 * 3 * ( 10^ 8)

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Answer 2

Hey there!

The statement 'The distance of a star from the earth is 8.33 light minutes' means that the light from the star takes 8.33 minutes to reach earth.

Given,

Speed of light = 3 * 10^8 m/s

Distance covered in 1 sec = 3 * 10^8

Time taken = 8.33 min = 8.33 * 60 s

Distance = speed * time = 3 * 10^8 * 8.33 * 60 = 1.5 * 10^11 m

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