How many meters are in a light year? Note that a year is roughly 3.14x10^7 s.

Question

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Answer 1

c = speed of light = 3 x 10⁸ m/s

 

1 LY = c(1 Y) = (3 x 10⁸ m/s)(3.14 x 10⁷ s) = ?

 

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