The speed of light is 3 × 108 meters per second. What is this speed in standard form?

Question

A.
30,000,000 meters per second
B.
300,000 meters per second
C.
3,000,000,000 meters per second
D.
300,000,000 meters per second

Answer 1

The speed of light is given as \(3 \times 10^8\) meters per second. In standard form, this is represented as:

\[ 300,000,000 \text{ meters per second} \]

So, the correct answer is:

D. 300,000,000 meters per second.