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Light waves traveling through the vacuum of spacehave a speed that's equal to 9.0 X 10 to power of (9) m/s O 3.0 X 10 to power of (3) m/s O 3.0 X 10 to power of (8) m/s O 5 X 10 to power of (6) m/s O

An Introduction to Physical Science

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3.0 X 10 to power of (8) m/s O
5X 10 to power of (6) m/s O

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