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One light-year is the distance light travels in a 365-day year. The speed of light is abou...

One light-year is the distance light travels in a 365-day year. The speed of light is about 186,282.4 miles per second.

(a) How long is 1 light-year (in miles)? Express your answer in scientific notation.


(b) Light from the North Star takes 680 years to reach the earth. How many miles is the North Star from the earth?

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