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Light travels in a straight line at a constant speed of 3,0 x 108 m/s for 4,1 years to reach the earth from the nearest star 3.9 x 10"3 km away. What is its acceleration?
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Light travels in a straight line at a constant speed of 3,0 x 108 m/s for 4,1

years to reach the earth from the nearest star 3.9 x 10"3 km away. What is
its acceleration?

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Answer:

As the velocity of light is constant so the acceleration of the light is equal to zero.

a= dv/dt

Step-by-step explanation:

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