Masteringphysics With Pearson Etext - Valuepack Access Card - For College Physics

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Chapter 23, Problem 3P

(a) How much time does it take light to travel from the moon to the earth, a distance of 384,000 km? (b) Light from the star Sirius takes 8.61 years to reach the earth. What is the distance to Sirius in kilometers?

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Masteringphysics With Pearson Etext - Valuepack Access Card - For College Physics

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