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How many light years away is the sun from Jupiter?

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Hint: Our solar system is made of a sun and seven planets of which Earth is the third planet and Jupiter is the fifth planet. The distance between sun and Jupiter can be calculated as the sum of distance between sun and Earth and the distance between earth and Jupiter and then convert the distances to light years.

Complete answer:
In our solar system, Jupiter is the largest planet. It is completely made of gasses, its composition being hydrogen and helium. It is the fifth planet of our solar system.
The distance between Earth and Jupiter is 900.16×106km. While The Earth and the sun are at a distance of 147.1×106km.
Therefore, the distance between sun and Jupiter is
900.16×106+147.1×106=1047.26×106km
Therefore, the distance between the sun and Jupiter is 1047.26×106km.
We know that, the speed of light is 3×108ms1
Distance travelled by light in one hour is
3×108×3600=108×1010m
Similarly, the distance travelled by light in one day is-
108×1010×24=2592×1010m
In one year, light travels a distance of-
2592×1010×365=9.5×1015m
Therefore, the distance travelled by the light in one year is 9.5×1015m.
Therefore, we can say that, 1lightyear=9.5×1015m.
Number of light years between sun and Jupiter are-
x=1047.26×106km×1039.5×1015mlightyearsx=1.1×104lightyears
Therefore, Jupiter is 1.1×104lightyears away from the sun.

Note:
Light years is the distance travelled by light in one year. Light is an electromagnetic wave and does not require a medium to travel. The sun is farther away from Jupiter than the Earth. One thousandth part of the mass of the sun is equal to the mass of Jupiter. Other Astronomical units of distances are AU, light seconds etc.
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