An office heater puts out 2030 Btu (British thermal units) of energy in the form of heat per hour. Given that 1 Btu = 1.055 kJ, how many megajoules of energy in the form of heat can be produced per year (365 days) by the heater, assuming continuous operation? energy produced: MJ/year

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An office heater puts out 2030 Btu (British thermal units) of energy in the form of heat per hour. Given that 1 Btu = 1.055 kJ,
how many megajoules of energy in the form of heat can be produced per year (365 days) by the heater, assuming
continuous operation?
energy produced:
MJ/year
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