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Author: CORWIN
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Chapter 2, Problem 84E
Interpretation Introduction
Interpretation:
The distance in kilometers that light travels in a parsec is to be calculated.
Concept introduction:
The velocity of a body is the rate by which it travels a given displacement in a given time. The velocity of a body is mathematically calculated as the ratio of displacement and time taken to travel that given displacement. Velocity is a vector quantity. The velocity of light is given as,
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