The approximated distance traveled by the Voyager 1 would have been 3.13×10⁸ km.
The total distance covered by any object per unit of time is known as speed. It depends only on the magnitude of the moving object. The unit of speed is meter/second. The generally considered unit for speed is a meter per second.
speed = total distance /Total time
As given in the problem Voyager 1 became the first spacecraft to leave the solar system after 35years of space travel. Given that it is traveling at a speed of 17km/s,
Let us first convert the 35 years into seconds
35 years = 35×365 days
= 35×365 ×24 hours
=35×365 ×24×60 seconds
= 1.8396×10⁷
The total distance traveled by the Voyager 1 = 17 ×1.8396×10⁷ km
=3.13×10⁸ km
Thus, The approximated distance traveled by the Voyager 1 would have been 3.13×10⁸ km.
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