Light travels at a speed of 299,792 kilometers per second. What is the speed of light, in miles per minute? (Round your answer to the nearest thousand) Note: There are 1.609 kilometers in a mile.

Respuesta :

Answer:

  11,179,000 mi/min

Step-by-step explanation:

You want the given speed of light expressed in miles per minute.

Units conversion

To convert the speed from km/s to mi/min, we need to multiply by factors of s/min and mi/km.

  [tex]\dfrac{299792\text{ km}}{\text{s}}\times\dfrac{60\text{ s}}{\text{min}}\times\dfrac{1\text{ mi}}{1.609\text{ km}}=\dfrac{299792\cdot 60}{1.609}\,\dfrac{\text{mi}}{\text{min}}\\\\\approx\boxed{11,\!179,\!000\text{ mi/min}}[/tex]

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