Use the information given in the previous two exercises to find the number of minutes necessary for

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Use the information given in the previous two exercises to find the number of minutes necessary for light from the sun to reach Earth.


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The average distance from Earth to the sun is 9.3 × 107 mi. How long would it take a rocket, traveling at 2.9 × 103 mph, to reach the sun? Round to the nearest thousand hours.

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A light-year is the distance that light travels in one year. Find the number of miles in a light-year if light travels 1.86 × 105 mi per sec.

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Intermediate Algebra

ISBN: 9780134895987

13th Edition

Authors: Margaret Lial, John Hornsby, Terry McGinnis

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