SOLUTION: How do you convert 5.87 x10^12 miles per year to meters per second using equations?

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Question 532834: How do you convert 5.87 x10^12 miles per year to meters per second using equations?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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How do you convert 5.87 x10^12 miles per year to meters per second
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Use appropriate "unit conversion" factors.
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5.87x10^12(mi/yr)(1 yr/365*24*3600 sec)(609.344 meters/1 mile)
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= (5.87x10^12*1*609.344)/(1*365*24*3600*1)(meters/sec)
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= (3.5768x10^15/3.1536x10^7)(meters/sec)
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= 1.1342x10^8 (meters/sec)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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