The space freighter ‘Mako’ trades out of Antares. It travels at constant speed through hyperspace and its route is as follows:

ITINERARY
Antares-Alniyat ...........7 days
Alniyat- β Normae .......4 days
β Normae-1 Scorpii .....8 days
1 Scorpii-Antares ........5 days
Antares- π Scorpii .......7 days
π Scorpii-1 Scorpii.......3 days
1 Scorpii-Alniyat .........5 days
Alniyat-Dschubba ........3 days
Dschubba-Akrab .........6 days
Akrab-π Scorpii ..........4 days
π Scorpii- β Normae .....6 days
(Parts of days ignored throughout)

How many days would it take the ‘Mako’ to travel back home from β Normae to Antares?

Applying the legs
Antares-Alniyat (7 days),
Alniyat-beta Normae  (4 days),
beta Normae- 1 Scorpii (8 days),
1 Scorpii-Antares (5 days),
Antares-pi Scorpii (7 days),
pi Scorpii-1 Scorpii (3 days),
1 Scorpii-Alniyat (5 days), and
pi Scorpii-beta Normae  (6 days),  
the distance from beta Normae to Antares could range from 5 days to 11 days.  

The days travel were not treated as exact, but with an understanding that parts of days might have been ignored. For example, Antares-Alniyat may have actually taken 7.9 days. 

Edited on April 7, 2011, 12:40 pm

Posted by Dej Mar on 2011-04-07 02:26:51