How long will it take a radio wave with a wavelength of 3.0 x 10^4 m to travel from Jupiter to Earth?
The distance from Earth to Jupiter is approximately 588 million kilometers.
32.7 minutes
4.3 minutes
12.5 minutes
14.5 minutes
The distance from Earth to Jupiter is approximately 588 million kilometers.
32.7 minutes
4.3 minutes
12.5 minutes
14.5 minutes
Jim
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radio waves travel as 'c', the wavelength is not important.
5.88 x 10^8 km (1000m/km)(1 sec/3.00 x 10^8m)
= 1960 sec
= 1960 sec (1min/60s) = 32.7min
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32.7 minutes. The wavelength doesn't matter.
quantumclaustrophobe
588,000,000 km / 299,000 km/sec = 1967 seconds, or about 32.7 minutes.
Anonymous
Radio waves travel at the speed of light.
So calculate the distance to Jupiter in light minutes. It has nothing to do with the wavelength.
Satan Claws
The wavelength is irrelevant for this problem. Use the speed of light in your calculation.