Homework Help: Math

Posted by Stephanie on Wednesday, September 5, 2012 at 9:56pm.

Light travels at 3.0x10^8 meters/seconds. A light-year is the distance light travels in one year. Given that there are 3.15x10^7 seconds in one year, how many meters are in a light year?

Math - PsyDAG, Thursday, September 6, 2012 at 1:59am
(3.0*10^8)(3.15*10^7) = 9.45*10^15

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