Question

The moon is 2.4 x 10^5 miles from earth. Assume the speed of the fastest spacecraft is 3.6 x 10^4 miles per hour. How many hours would it take this spacecraft to fly to the moon from earth

Answer 1

t = 6.67 seconds

Explanation:

Given that,

The distance of Moon from Earth,
`d=2.4* 10^5\ miles`

The speed of the spacecraft,
`v=3.6* 10^4\ miles/hour`

We need to find the time it take this spacecraft to fly to the moon from earth. Let the time is t.

We know that,

Speed = distance/time

`t=(d)/(v)\\\\t=(2.4* 10^5)/(3.6* 10^4)\\\\t=6.67\ s`

So, the required time is equal to 6.67 seconds.