Physics: Principles with Applications (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32162-592-7
ISBN 13: 978-0-32162-592-2

Chapter 1 - Introduction, Measurement, Estimating - Problems - Page 18: 19

Answer

(a) $9.454\times10^{15}~m$ (b) $6.30\times10^4$ AU in one light-year

Work Step by Step

(a) $1 ~year = (1 ~year)(365 ~\frac{days}{year})(24 ~\frac{h}{day})(3600 ~\frac{s}{h}) = 31536000 ~s$ $(2.998\times10^8 \frac{m}{s})(31536000 ~s) = 9.454\times10^{15}~m$ (b) $\frac{9.454\times10^{15}~m}{1.50\times10^{11}~m} = 6.30\times10^4$ AU in one light-year.
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