Question

One light year is the distance light travels in one year. You know that the speed of light is 300000000 m/s. Calculate the distance it will travel in 1 day and express it in standard form. Please give the answer with explanation.​

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's work out how far a light year is.

The speed of light = 300,000,000 m/s (3·00 × 108 m/s).

Length of Earth year = 365 days = 365 × 24 hours = 365 × 24 × 60 minutes = 365 × 24 × 60 × 60 seconds = 3·15 × 107 seconds

Now speed = distance / time ... so ... distance = speed × time

So: 1 light year = 3·00 × 108 × 3·15 × 107

1 light year = 9·46 × 1015 m

That's nearly 9 1/2 million, million kilometres