An imaginary star is four light years from earth. The star has a planet, upon which a large mirror has been installed. The mirror faces earth. A ten year old boy aims his telescope at the mirror,then the boy would be 14 years old when he will see his own reflection.
What is a light year?
It can be defined as the distance travelled by the light in one year .it is represented in units of distance such as miles or km.
1 light year is calculated by multiplying the speed of light with the time of one year
1 light year = speed of light × one year time period
1 light year = 3×10⁸ ×(365×24×60×60)
=9.461× 10¹⁵ meter
As given in the problem 10 year old boy aims his telescope at the mirror which is 4 light years away then the light has to travel four years to reach the boy ,then the boy would be 14 year old when he would see his own reflection.
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