how many years would it take a radio signal from the exoplanet wolf 359 to reach earth? Wolf is 7.9 light years from earth.

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Answer:

Radio waves move at the speed of light which is aproximately 300,000 km per second or 3.8*10^8 m/s

1 ly = 9.461*10^15 m

Then

7.9 light-years = 7.4*10^16 m

By, velocity = distance/ time

time = distance/time

t = 7.4*10^16/3.8*10^8

= 1.9473684*10^24 seconds

Converting seconds to years (1 year = 31536000 seconds)

1.9473684*10^24/ 31536000 years

=6.17096989 ×10^16 years

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