Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 1-11823-072-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-11823-072-5

Chapter 1 - Measurement - Problems - Page 12: 53b

Answer

The distance from the Earth to the Sun is 1.57 x 10$^{-5}$ lightyears.

Work Step by Step

We know that 1pc = 3.26156 light years, so we simply convert from (a) $(4.9\times10^{-6}pc)(\frac{3.26156ly}{1pc})=1.57\times10^{-5}ly$
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