Answer :
Hours satellite will take to reach a star that is three light years away is 1.039 * [tex]10^{9}[/tex] hours.
Given :
satellite can move at 17,000 miles per hour.
let t be the number of hours
Convert the disance to miles
3 light years = 3 * 9.5 * [tex]10^{12}[/tex] kilometers
= 3 * 9.5 * [tex]10^{12}[/tex] * 0.62 miles
= 1.767 * [tex]10^{13}[/tex] miles
divide by the speed to get the time in hours
t = 1.767 * [tex]10^{13}[/tex] miles /17000 miles /hour
t = 1.039 * [tex]10^{9}[/tex] hours
Hence hours satellite will take to reach a star that is three light years away is 1.039 * [tex]10^{9}[/tex] hours.
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