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how far does light travel per second?

Help fast please how far does light travel per second?-example-1
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Answer:

3×10^8 m/s

Explanation:

The desired speed is ...


\frac{\frac{9.45*10^(15)\text{ m}}{\text{yr}}}{\frac{3.15*10^7\text{ s}}{\text{yr}}}=(9.45)/(3.15)*10^(15-7)\text{ m/s}=\boxed{3.00*10^8\text{ m/s}}

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