A light year is defined as the distance that light can travel in 1 year. What is the value of 1 light year in meter? Show your c

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omplete work. [Note: light travels 3 x 10^8 m in 1s.]

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Ipatiy [6.2K] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-19T22:27:39+03:00

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Answer:

d=9.462×10^15 meters

Explanation:

<u>Relation between distance, temps and velocity:</u>

d=v*t

t=1year*(365days/1year)*/(24hours/1day)*(3600s/1h)=31536000s

So:

1 light year=d=3*10^8m/s*3.154*10^7s=9.462×10^15 meters