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Mastering Unit Conversions: From Light-Years to Feet/sec

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Carry out the following conversions:

(a) 1.42 light-years to miles (a light-year is an astronomical measure of distance—the distance traveled by light in a year, or 365 days; the speed of light is \(3.00 \times 10^{8}\) m/s).

(b) 32.4 yd to centimeters

(c) \(3.0 \times 10^{10}\) cm/s to ft/s.

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QUESTION:

Carry out the following conversions:

(a) 1.42 light-years to miles (a light-year is an astronomical measure of distance—the distance traveled by light in a year, or 365 days; the speed of light is \(3.00 \times 10^{8}\) m/s).

(b) 32.4 yd to centimeters

(c) \(3.0 \times 10^{10}\) cm/s to ft/s.

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Here we have to do the following conversion.

(a)  1.42 light- years to miles

It is known that 1 light year is equal to \(5.879 \times 10^{12}\) mile

Hence 1.42 light year will be equal to \(=\left(5.879 \times 10^{12}\right) \times 1.42=8.34 \times 10^{12}\) mile

 light year is equal to \(8.34 \times 10^{12}\) mile.

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Learn how to convert between various units of measurement, ranging from cosmic distances to everyday lengths. The video takes viewers through the process of translating light-years into miles, yards into centimeters, and incredibly high speeds from cm/s to feet per second. Simplifying complex conversions, this guide offers clarity in the world of physics.


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