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The Sun is about 150 million km from earth. how long does it take light from the sun to reach earth? (Speed of light is 3x10^8m/s)

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Time = (distance) / (speed)

Time = (150 x 10⁹ m) / (3 x 10⁸ m/s) =

50 x 10¹ sec =

500 sec = 8 min 20 sec


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