Complete Question
Given that average speed is distance traveled divided by time, determine the values of m and n when the time it takes a beam of light to get from the Sun to the Earth (in s) is written in scientific notation. Note: the speed of light is approximately 3.0×108 m/s.
Answer:
The values of m and n is 5 and 2
Explanation:
From the question we are told that
The speed of light is [tex]v = 3.0 *10^{8} \ m/s[/tex]
Generally the distance between the sun and the earth has a constant value
[tex]d = 1.5*10^{11} \ m[/tex]
So the time taken is mathematically evaluated as
[tex]t = \frac{1.5*10^{11}}{3.0*10^{8}}[/tex]
[tex]t = 5.0 *10^{2}[/tex]
Generally scientific notation is represented as
[tex]m* 10^n[/tex]
So comparing the standard representation of scientific notation and the value obtained we see that
m = 5 and n= 2
