Answer: The distance of the earth from the sun is [tex]1.494\times 10^{11}m[/tex]
Explanation:
Speed of light = [tex]3.00\times 10 ^8 m/s[/tex]
Time taken to travel from sun to earth = 8.30 mins = [tex]8.3\times 60=498sec[/tex] (1min=60 s)
As we know ; Speed is defined as the distance travelled per unit time.
[tex]Distance=speed\times time[/tex]
Hence distance between sun and earth =[tex]3.00\times 10^8m/s\times 498s=1.494\times 10^{11}m[/tex]
Thus the distance of the earth from the sun is [tex]1.494\times 10^{11}m[/tex]
