Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 44 - Quarks, Leptons, and the Big Bang - Problems - Page 1364: 32

Answer

The distance to the galaxy when the light was emitted was $~~1.38\times 10^{10}~ly$

Work Step by Step

We can find the radial speed of the galaxy relative to us when the light was emitted: $v = \frac{\Delta \lambda}{\lambda_0}~c$ $v = \frac{2.00 \lambda_0-\lambda_0}{\lambda_0}~c$ $v = c$ We can find the distance to the galaxy when the light was emitted: $v = H~r$ $r = \frac{v}{H}$ $r = \frac{3.0\times 10^8~m/s}{0.0218~m/s~ly}$ $r = 1.38\times 10^{10}~ly$ The distance to the galaxy when the light was emitted was $~~1.38\times 10^{10}~ly$
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