How many nanoseconds does it take light to travel a distance of 3.80 km in vacuum? express your answer numerically in nanoseconds.

1.27 × 10⁴ ns

Explanation:

Given data

We can find the time (t) that it takes to the light to travel 3.80 km using the following expression.

v = d/t

t = d/v

t = (3.80 × 10³ m)/(3.00 × 10⁸ m/s)

t = 1.27 × 10⁻⁵ s

We know that 1 s = 10⁹ ns. Then,

1.27 × 10⁻⁵ s × (10⁹ ns/1s) = 1.27 × 10⁴ ns