EBK PHYSICS
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ISBN: 8220103026918
Author: Walker
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 1, Problem 41GP
(a)
To determine
The wavelength of light in millimeter.
(b)
To determine
The wavelength of light in inches.
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I- The speed of light in vacuum is a universal constant, whose value (without uncertainty, as it is defined as a standard) is c=299792458 m.s -1..The value of c in scientific notation is 2.99792458 x108 m.s-1.
II- The value of c (velocity of light in vacuum) written to 3 significant figures is 3.00 x 108 .m.s-1.
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All the stars of the Big Dipper (part of the constellation Ursa Major) may appear to
be the same distance from the earth, but in fact they are very far from each other.
the figure shows the
distances from the
earth to each of these
stars. The distances
are given in light-years
(ly), the distance that
light travels in one year.
One light-year equals
9.461 × 1015 m..
Dubhe
105 ly
Megrez
81 ly
Mizar
73 ly
Alioth
Merak
64 ly
ע דר
Alkaid
Phad
138 ly
80 ly
Part A
Alkaid and Merak are 25.6° apart in the earth's sky. Find the distance in light-
years from Alkaid to Merak.
Express your answer in light-years.
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Part B
To an inhabitant of a planet orbiting Merak, how many degrees apart in the sky
would Alkaid and our sun be?
Express your answer in degrees.
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