Answer:
distance = 6.1022 x10^16[m]
Explanation:
To solve this problem we must use the formula of the average speed which relates distance to time, so we have
v = distance / time
where:
v = velocity = 3 x 10^8 [m/s]
distance = x [meters]
time = 6.45 [light years]
Now we have to convert from light-years to seconds in order to get the distance in meters.
[tex]t = 6.45 [light-years]*365[\frac{days}{1light-year}]*24[\frac{hr}{1day}] *60[\frac{min}{1hr}]*60[\frac{seg}{1min} ] =203407200 [s][/tex]
Now using the formula:
distance = v * time
distance = (3*10^8)*203407200
distance = 6.1022 x10^16[m]
