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How many Astronomical units are there in one light year?
Given Data:
1 Astronomical unit `=1.496xx10^(11)m`
1 light year `=9.46xx10^(15)m`

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Distance travelled by light in vacuum in one year.
`"1 Light Year" = 9.467 xx 10^(15)m`
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