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In analogy with a light year, we may also define a light day and a light month as the distance light travels in a day and a month, respectively. Determine the values of these distances in terms of the Astronomical Unit (AU).

   In analogy with a light year, we may also define a light day and a light month as the distance light travels in a day and a month, respectively. Determine the values of these distances in terms of the Astronomical Unit (AU).
 
An Introduction to Astronomy and Astrophysics
An Introduction to Astronomy and Astrophysics
Pankaj Jain 1st Edition
Chapter 1, Problem 9 ↓
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In analogy with a light year, we may also define a light day and a light month as the distance light travels in a day and a month, respectively. Determine the values of these distances in terms of the Astronomical Unit (AU).
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A light-year (ly) is the distance light travels in one year (at speed of 2.998 × 108 m/s ). An astronomical unit (AU) is the average distance from the Sun to Earth, 1.50 × 108 km.1 year = 3.156 × 107 s. a) How many meters are there in 4.60 ly ? Express your answer using three significant figures. b) How many AU are there in 4.60 ly light-year? Express your answer using three significant figures.


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00:01 Speed of light is 2 .998 times 10 to 8 meters per second.
00:05 And a light year is the distant light travels in one year.
00:11 So how many meters are there in one light year? so this is the speed of light.
00:17 We're going to figure out what it is in years.
00:21 There's 60 seconds in one minute and 60 minutes in one hour.
00:29 There's 24 hours in one day.
00:34 We got 365 .25 days per year.
00:45 So that would give us meters per year.
00:49 So if we multiply the top, all the bottom denominators are one.
00:53 So our numerator is 5 .67 and we're going to round it to 7 times 10 to the 17 meters.
01:03 The reason we're going to round to four significant digits is because we have four significant digits up here, and that would be meters per year.
01:14 So the question was how many meters in one light year would be 5 .67 times 10 to the 17.
01:23 So we are told that one astronomical unit is equal to 1 .50 times 10 to the 8 kilometers.
01:29 And we need to know how many a .u...
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