How many miles is a light year

Physics

2 answers:

Stells [14]1 year ago

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Answer:

5,878,625,370,000 miles or 5.87 Trillion miles

Explanation:

The result: One light-year equals 5,878,625,370,000 miles (9.5 trillion km).

Marrrta [24]1 year ago

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One light-year equals 5,878,625,370,000 miles (9.5 trillion km)

explanation: To find the distance of a light-year, you multiply this speed by the number of hours in a year (8,766).

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