Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 1-11823-072-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-11823-072-5

Chapter 1 - Measurement - Problems - Page 11: 47

Answer

The speed of light is 0.12 AU/min

Work Step by Step

The speed of light is $3\times10^{8}m/s$, and we need to convert this to AU per minute. $1AU=1.5\times10^{8}km$ $(3\times10^{8}m/s)(\frac{1km}{1000m})(\frac{1AU}{1.5\times10^{8}km})(\frac{60s}{1min})=0.12AU/min$
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