17. The distance from earth to the nearest star is about 4 x 1016 meters. How long would it take a radio signal traveling at the speed of light, 3.0 x 108 m/s, to make a one-way trip to this star? 300 years 1 x 108 years     4 x 104 years 4 years 2 x 103 years

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17. The distance from earth to the nearest star is about 4 x 1016 meters. How long would it take a radio signal traveling at the speed of light, 3.0 x 108 m/s, to make a one-way trip to this star?

300 years
1 x 108 years   
 4 x 104 years
4 years
2 x 103 years
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Write the distance between the earth and the nearest star.

 

s=4×1016 m

 

Write the speed of the light.

c=3×108 m/s

 

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