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If the distance of a galaxy is 2,000 Mpc, how many years back into the past are we looking when we observe this galaxy

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The age of the galaxy when we look back is 13.97 billion years.

The given parameters:

  • distance of the galaxy, x = 2,000 Mpc

According Hubble's law the age of the universe is calculated as follows;

v = H₀x

where;

H₀ = 70 km/s/Mpc

[tex]T = \frac{x}{V} \\\\T = \frac{x}{xH_0} \\\\T = \frac{1}{H_0} \\\\T = \frac{1}{70 \ km/s/Mpc} \\\\T = \frac{1 \ sec}{70 \times 3.24 \times 10^{-20} } \\\\T = 4.41 \times 10^{17} \ sec\\\\T = \frac{4.41 \times 10^{17} \ sec\ \times \ years}{3600 \ s \ \times\ 24\ h\ \times \ 365.25 \ days} \\\\T = 1.397 \times 10^{10} \ years\\\\T = 13.97 \ billion \ years[/tex]

Thus, the age of the galaxy when we look back is 13.97 billion years.

Learn more about Hubble's law here: https://brainly.com/question/19819028

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