Chapter 1

Answer: Convert 8.00 ft. into meters (1 ft.= 12 in.; 1 in.=2.54 cm; 1 cm=0.01 m), then divide this distance (in m) by the speed of light to obtain the time in units of seconds. Finally, convert from seconds to microseconds by multiplying by the conversion factor, 1 sec = 1.0 x 106 sec. 8.13 x 10-3 sec ................
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