Question
Show work. Simplify.
A light-year is 9.46x10^12 in Km or 6 trillion miles per year (6x10^12)
Problem:
Alpha Centauri is the nearest star to earth. It is 4.3 light-years from earth. How far is this in miles?
Thank you!
A light-year is 9.46x10^12 in Km or 6 trillion miles per year (6x10^12)
Problem:
Alpha Centauri is the nearest star to earth. It is 4.3 light-years from earth. How far is this in miles?
Thank you!
Answers
mathhelper
You want 4.3(6 * 10^12)
= 25.8 * 10^12
= 2.58 * 10^13 miles
= 25.8 * 10^12
= 2.58 * 10^13 miles