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Talja [164]
3 years ago
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A light-year is the distance that light travels in one year. The speed of light is 3.00 × 108 m/s. How many miles are there in o

ne light-year? (1 mi = 1609 m, 1 y = 365 d)
a 5.88 × 1012 mi
b 9.46 × 1015 mi
c 5.88 × 1015 mi
d 9.46 × 1012 mi
Physics
1 answer:
Alinara [238K]3 years ago
8 0

Answer:

(a) 5.88\times 10^{12}mi

Explanation:

We have given speed of light c=3\times 10^8m/sec

Given time = 1 year =365 days

We know that in 1 minute = 60 sec

1 hour = 60×60 = 3600 sec

In one day = 24 hour = 24×60×60=86400 sec

So in 365 days = 365×86400=3.1536\times 10^7sec

We know that distance = speed ×time=3.1536\times 10^7\times 3\times 10^8=9.46\times 10^{15}m

We have given that 1 mi = 1609 m

So 9.46\times 10^{15}m=\frac{9.46\times 10^{15}}{1609}=5.88\times 10^{12}miSo option (a) is correct

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