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19 April, 18:54

he conversion factor relating miles to meters is 1mile=1610m1mile=1610m. The speed of light is 3.00*108 m/s3.00*108 m/s. How fast is this in miles per hour (miles/hmiles/h) ?

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  1. 19 April, 19:10
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    6.708 * 10⁸ miles/h

    Explanation:

    Given:

    Speed of Light = 3.00 * 10⁸ m/s

    1 mile = 1610 m

    ⇒1 m = 1/1610 mile

    also 1 second = 1/3600 hrs

    so 3.00 * 10⁸ m/s = (3.00 * 10⁸ * 3600) / 1610 m/h = 6.708 * 10⁸ miles/h

    thus 3.00 * 10⁸ m/s = 6.708 * 10⁸ miles/h
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