3.0*10^8 m/s (3600 seconds/1 hour)(24 hours/1 day)(365 days/1 year)= 9.461*10^15 meters per year.
Mirza B.
asked • 02/12/21A light year in scientific notation
Light travels fastest, 3.0*10^8 m in one s.
A light year is not a time unit, but it is a distance unit.
In 1 s light travels 3.0*10^8 m
In 1 year (60*60*24*365 s) it travels 60*60*24*365*3.0*10^8 m.
A light year in scientific notation
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