One light-hour is the distance light travels in one hour. the speed of light is about 300,000 km/s (3 × 10^5km/s). if jupiter is 0.72 light hours from the sun, how far is this?

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Answer:

Jupiter is [tex]7.776*10^8km[/tex] away from the sun.

Explanation:

The speed of light is [tex]3*10^5km/s[/tex]. This means, since there are 3600 seconds in an hour, the distance light travels in 1 hour is:

[tex]3*10^5*3600= 1.08*10^9km[/tex]

and this distance is called the light-hour.

Since Jupiter is 0.72 light-hours away from the Sun, its distance in km from the sun is:

[tex]1.08*10^8*0.72=7.7776*10^8km[/tex]

Thus, Jupiter is [tex]7.776*10^8km[/tex] away from the sun.