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taurus [48]
3 years ago
9

The nearest star to the Earth is the red dwarf star Proxima Centauri, at a distance of 4.218 light-years. Convert this distance

to barleycorns. (1barleycorn=1/3 inch.)
Physics
1 answer:
alukav5142 [94]3 years ago
3 0

Explanation:

The nearest star to the Earth is the red dwarf star Proxima Centauri, at a distance of 4.218 light-years.  

Light year is the unit of distance covered by the heavenly bodies. 1 light year is equal to :

1\ light\ year=3.72\times 10^{17}\ inches

So, 4.218\ light\ year=4.218\times 3.72\times 10^{17}\ inches

4.218\ light\ year=1.56\times 10^{18}\ inches

We need to convert 4.218 light-years barley corns.  

Since, 1 barleycorn = 1/3 inch  

1\ inch=3\ barleycorn

1.56\times 10^{18}\ inches=3\times 1.56\times 10^{18}=4.68\times 10^{18}\ barleycorn

So, the nearest star to the Earth is at a distance of 4.68\times 10^{18}\ barleycorn. Hence, this is the required solution.

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