Physics · 2021
JEE Main · 18 March 2021, Shift 2 · Q27
A galaxy is moving away from the earth at a speed of 286 kms^-1. The shift in the wavelength of a redline at 630 nm is x × 10^-10 m. The value of x,…
A galaxy is moving away from the earth at a speed of $\displaystyle 286 \mathrm{kms}^{-1}$. The shift in the wavelength of a redline at $\displaystyle 630$ nm is $\displaystyle x \times 10^{-10} \mathrm{~m}$.The value of $\displaystyle x$, to the nearest integer, is \_\_\_\_.
[Take the value of speed of light c , as $\displaystyle 3 \times 10^8 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}$ ]
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