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The answer section confirms calculations for several distance differences and checks Tyger’s claims using round-trip travel distances and light-travel time comparisons between Proxima Centauri, Sirius A, Procyon, and Barnard’s Star.",{"@graph":14,"@context":77},[15,34,56],{"@type":16,"itemListElement":17},"BreadcrumbList",[18,23,27,31],{"item":19,"name":20,"@type":21,"position":22},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",1,{"item":24,"name":25,"@type":21,"position":26},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/","Document",2,{"item":28,"name":29,"@type":21,"position":30},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/exam/","Exam",3,{"item":32,"name":10,"@type":21,"position":33},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/problem-solving-nearest-stars-answers/630873/",4,{"url":32,"name":10,"@type":35,"image":36,"author":41,"headline":10,"publisher":44,"fileFormat":47,"inLanguage":8,"description":12,"dateModified":48,"datePublished":49,"encodingFormat":47,"isAccessibleForFree":50,"interactionStatistic":51},"DigitalDocument",{"url":37,"@type":38,"width":39,"height":40},"https://docshare.wps.com/thumbnails/problem-solving-nearest-stars-answers/630873.png","ImageObject",300,407,{"name":42,"@type":43},"Patrick","Person",{"url":19,"name":45,"@type":46},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-10-30","2026-10-22",true,{"@type":52,"interactionType":53,"userInteractionCount":55},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":54},"ViewAction",6,{"@type":57,"mainEntity":58},"FAQPage",[59,65,69,73],{"name":60,"@type":61,"acceptedAnswer":62},"What do you need to do in the table for the nearest stars problem?","Question",{"text":63,"@type":64},"Write each star’s distance from Earth to the nearest light year, then provide the order of the stars from 1 (closest) to 8 (furthest).","Answer",{"name":66,"@type":61,"acceptedAnswer":67},"How much further is Ross 154 from us than Barnard’s Star?",{"text":68,"@type":64},"Ross 154 is 3.72 light years further than Barnard’s Star.",{"name":70,"@type":61,"acceptedAnswer":71},"Is Tyger correct about Proxima Centauri’s round-trip distance compared with Sirius A?",{"text":72,"@type":64},"Yes. Proxima Centauri x 2 = 8.48 light years, while Sirius A = 8.58 light years.",{"name":74,"@type":61,"acceptedAnswer":75},"Is Tyger correct about the time for light to travel to Procyon and then to Barnard’s Star and back?",{"text":76,"@type":64},"No. Procyon is 11.4 light years, and Barnard’s Star x 2 = 11.92 light years, which is greater.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":32,"og:type":79,"og:title":10,"og:site_name":45,"og:description":12},"article",{"robots":81,"canonical":32},"index,follow",{"doc_id":83,"site_id":7},630873,1792833032,{"code":4,"msg":86,"data":87},"success",[88,92,96,99,104,108,113,118,123,126,130],{"id":22,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":89,"show_sort_weight":90,"slug":91},"Story & Novel",90,"story-novel",{"id":26,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":93,"show_sort_weight":94,"slug":95},"Literature",80,"literature",{"id":33,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":29,"show_sort_weight":97,"slug":98},70,"exam",{"id":100,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":101,"show_sort_weight":102,"slug":103},5,"Comic",60,"comic",{"id":55,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":105,"show_sort_weight":106,"slug":107},"Technology",50,"technology",{"id":109,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":110,"show_sort_weight":111,"slug":112},7,"Healthcare",40,"healthcare",{"id":114,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":115,"show_sort_weight":116,"slug":117},8,"Research & Report",30,"research-report",{"id":119,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":120,"show_sort_weight":121,"slug":122},9,"Religion & Spirituality",20,"religion-spirituality",{"id":121,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":124,"show_sort_weight":121,"slug":125},"World Cup","world-cup",{"id":127,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":128,"show_sort_weight":127,"slug":129},10,"Lifestyle","lifestyle",{"id":131,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":132,"show_sort_weight":100,"slug":133},19,"General","general",{"code":4,"msg":86,"data":135},{"doc_id":83,"user_id":136,"nickname":42,"user_avatar":137,"doc_module":4,"category_id":33,"category_name":29,"doc_title":10,"doc_description":12,"doc_content":138,"file_id":139,"file_url":140,"file_type":141,"file_size":142,"view_count":55,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":22,"is_downloadable":22,"audit_status":22,"page_count":26,"language":143,"language_code":8,"site_id":7,"html_lang":8,"table_of_contents":144,"faqs":145,"seo_title":146,"seo_description":12,"update_tm":147,"read_time":100},549758146520,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/avatar/80002397d8c0411e94?_k=1775819394049821470","Name Date  \nPROBLEM SOLVING-NEAREST STARS  \nThe following list contains some of our nearest stars, and their distance from our planet in light years.  \n\n| STAR | DISTANCE (light years) | DISTANCE (nearest lightyear) | ORDER OF STARS |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Alpha Centauri A | 4.37 | 4 |  |\n| Barnard’s Star | 5.96 |  |  |\n| Lalande 21185 | 8.29 |  |  |\n| Procyon | 11.4 |  |  |\n| Proxima Centauri | 4.24 |  |  |\n| Ross 154 | 9.68 |  |  |\n| Sirius A | 8.58 |  |  |\n| Wolf 359 | 7.78 |  |  |\n\n1) Write down the distance of each star from our planet to the nearest light year in the table.  \n2) Write down the order of stars from our planet, from 1 to 8, with 1 being the closest and 8 the furthest away.  \n3) How much further is Ross 154 away from us than Barnard’s Star?  \n4) How much closer is Proxima Centauri to us than Wolf 359?  \n5) How much further is Procyon away from us than Sirius A?  \n6) Tyger says “The distance to Proxima Centauri and back is less than the distance to Sirius A.” Is this true?  \n7) Tyger says “In the time it takes light to travel from Earth to Procyon, it could get to Barnard’s Star and back again.” Is he correct?  \nName Date  \nPROBLEM SOLVING-NEAREST STARS ANSWERS  \n| STAR | DISTANCE (light years) | DISTANCE (nearest lightyear) | ORDER OF STARS |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Alpha Centauri A | 4.37 | 4 | 2 |\n| Barnard’s Star | 5.96 | 6 | 3 |\n| Lalande 21185 | 8.29 | 8 | 5 |\n| Procyon | 11.4 | 11 | 8 |\n| Proxima Centauri | 4.24 | 4 | 1 |\n| Ross 154 | 9.68 | 10 | 7 |\n| Sirius A | 8.58 | 9 | 6 |\n| Wolf 359 | 7.78 | 8 | 4 |\n\n1) Write down the distance of each star from our planet to the nearest light year in the table.  \n2) Write down the order of stars from our planet, from 1 to 8, with 1 being the closest and 8 the furthest away.  \n3) How much further is Ross 154 away from us than Barnard’s Star? 3.72 lightyears  \n4) How much closer is Proxima Centauri to us than Lalande 21185? 4.05 light years  \n5) How much further is Procyon away from us than Sirius A? 2.82 light years  \n6) Tyger says “The distance to Proxima Centauri and back is less than the distance to Sirius A.” Is this true?  \nProxima Centauri x 2 = 8.48 l-y Sirius A = 8.58 l-y. It is true.  \n7) Tyger says “In the time it takes light to travel from Earth to Procyon, it could get to Barnard’s Star and back again.” Is he correct? Procyon = 11.4 light years; Barnard’s Star x 2 = 11.92 light years. He is incorrect.","cbCaicI5M79OaCCW","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaicI5M79OaCCW","pdf",155937,"English","# Problem Solving - Nearest Stars\n## Questions\n## Answers","[{\"question\":\"What do you need to do in the table for the nearest stars problem?\",\"answer\":\"Write each star’s distance from Earth to the nearest light year, then provide the order of the stars from 1 (closest) to 8 (furthest).\"},{\"question\":\"How much further is Ross 154 from us than Barnard’s Star?\",\"answer\":\"Ross 154 is 3.72 light years further than Barnard’s Star.\"},{\"question\":\"Is Tyger correct about Proxima Centauri’s round-trip distance compared with Sirius A?\",\"answer\":\"Yes. Proxima Centauri x 2 = 8.48 light years, while Sirius A = 8.58 light years.\"},{\"question\":\"Is Tyger correct about the time for light to travel to Procyon and then to Barnard’s Star and back?\",\"answer\":\"No. Procyon is 11.4 light years, and Barnard’s Star x 2 = 11.92 light years, which is greater.\"}]","PROBLEM SOLVING - NEAREST STARS - Answers | PDF",1792668406]