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(II) A light-year is the distance light travels in one year (at speed = 2.998 × 108 m/s). (a) How many meters are there in 1.00 light-year? (b) An astronomical unit (AU) is the average distance from the Sun to Earth. 1.50 × 108 km. How many AU are there in 1.00 light-year? (c) What is the
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A light-year is the distance light travels in one year (at speed 2.998 x 10^8 m/s). (a) How many meters are there in 1.00 light-year? (b) An astronomical unit (AU) is the average distance from the Sun to Earth, 1.50 X 10^8 km. How many AU are there in 1.00 light-year?
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EP PHYSICS F/SCI.+ENGR.W/MOD..-MOD MAST
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