SOLUTION: A light year is the distance light travels in 365 days. If the speed of light is 3.00 x 10^10 cm/s, calculate the length of the light year in a) meters and b) feet
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Question 810737: A light year is the distance light travels in 365 days. If the speed of light is 3.00 x 10^10 cm/s, calculate the length of the light year in a) meters and b) feet
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A light year is the distance light travels in 365 days. If the speed of light is 3.00 x 10^10 cm/s, calculate the length of the light year in a) meters and b) feet
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It's usually given in km/sec = 3*10^8 or 3E8 km/sec
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1 day = 86400 seconds
1 ly = 3E8*86400*365 km
Multiply that to get a LY in km
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1 km = 1000 meters
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1 foot = 0.3048 meters
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