SOLUTION: Physics: How many meters does light travel 8 hours? The speed of light is 3x10(8th power)m/s?

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How many meters does light travel 8 hours?
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The speed of light is: 3%2810%5E8%29 m/s?
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Find the number of seconds in 8 hrs: 8 *60 * 60 = 28,800 sec or 2.88(10^4) sec
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3%2810%5E8%29 * 2.88%2810%5E4%29 =
3+%2A+2.88%2810%5E%288%2B4%29%29 = 8.64%2810%5E12%29 meters in 8 hrs