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

this statement says that the distance of star from the earth is 8.33 min means if i sends light from the earth it will reach on the star after 8.33 min

light will take 8.3j3 min from the earth to reach at that star

distance = speed ×time
3×10^8 *8.33*60
14994×10^7m is far that star from earth

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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