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A light-year is the distance that light travels in one year, or appro
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A light-year is the distance that light travels in one year, or approximately \(9.5 \times 10^{12} KM\). A certain star is \(2.4 ×10^{15}\) kilometers away from the Sun.
A)The quantity in Column A is greater.
B)The quantity in Column B is greater.
C)The two quantities are equal.
D)The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.
Quantity A |
Quantity B |
The number of light-years that the star is away from the Sun |
1,000 |
A)The quantity in Column A is greater.
B)The quantity in Column B is greater.
C)The two quantities are equal.
D)The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.
Re: A light-year is the distance that light travels in one year, or appro
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03 Aug 2021, 07:01
03 Aug 2021, 07:01
I think B is greater than A cause
(2.4*10^15)/(9.5*10^12) if u solve this u will get
4800/19 which is less than 1000
(2.4*10^15)/(9.5*10^12) if u solve this u will get
4800/19 which is less than 1000
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A light-year is the distance that light travels in one year, or appro
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03 Aug 2021, 07:26
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Carcass wrote:
A light-year is the distance that light travels in one year, or approximately \(9.5 \times 10^{12} KM\). A certain star is \(2.4 ×10^{15}\) kilometers away from the Sun.
A)The quantity in Column A is greater.
B)The quantity in Column B is greater.
C)The two quantities are equal.
D)The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.
Quantity A |
Quantity B |
The number of light-years that the star is away from the Sun |
1,000 |
A)The quantity in Column A is greater.
B)The quantity in Column B is greater.
C)The two quantities are equal.
D)The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.
Number of light years is ratio of distance between the star and the sun to the distance travelled by light in one year
Col. A:\(\frac{2.4 × 10^{15}}{9.5 × 10^{12}}\)
Col. B: \(1000\)
Col. A:\(\frac{24 × 10^{15}}{95 × 10^{12}}\)
Col. B: \(10^3\)
Col. A:\(\frac{24 × 10^3}{95}\)
Col. B: \(10^3\)
multiplying both sides by \(95\);
Col. A: \(24000\)
Col. B: \(95000\)
Hence, option B
