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The distance from a star to a planet is 3.1 * 10^17 m. How long does it take light, traveling at 10^16 m/year, to travel
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The distance from a star to a planet is 3.1 * 10^17 m. How long does it take light, traveling at 10^16 m/year, to travel from the star to the planet?
3.1 * 10^17/10^16
3.1^17/10^16
31 Years
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Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The distance from a star to a planet is 3.1 * 10^17 m. How long does it take light, traveling at 10^16 m/year, to travel from the star to the planet?
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[3.1 x 10^17]meters / [10^16] meters/year
= [3.1 x 10] years
= 31 years
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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