a light-year (ly) is the distance that light travels in one year. the speed of light is 3.00*10^8 m/s. how many miles are there in 1.00 ly? (1.00 mi=1.609 km and one year is 365.25 days.). show all the unit conversion factors you use and full calculations. express your calculations and final answer using powers of ten

Max Macias

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2022-08-14

a light-year (ly) is the distance that light travels in one year. the speed of light is 3.00 10 8 m / s. how many miles are there in 1.00 ly? ( 1.00 m i = 1.609 k m and one year is 365.25 days.). show all the unit conversion factors you use and full calculations. express your calculations and final answer using powers of ten

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Kyle George

Kyle George

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1 light year= 3.00 e + 08 m sec × 3600 sec h r × 24 h r d a y × 365.25 d a y s y e a r = 9.4607 e + 015 m 1.609 e + 03 m = 1 m i l e 1 m = 1.0 m i 1.609 e + 03  1 light year  = 9.4607 e + 015 m × 1.0 m i ( 1.609 e + 03 m ) = 5.8800 × 10 12 m i

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