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The distance of a star from the earth is 8.33 light minutes.' What do you mean by this statement ? Express the distance in metre.

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To solve the problem, we need to understand what it means when we say that the distance of a star from the Earth is 8.33 light minutes. We will then convert this distance into meters. ### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Understanding Light Minutes**: - A light minute is the distance that light travels in one minute. Since the speed of light is approximately \(3 \times 10^8\) meters per second, we need to calculate how far light travels in 8.33 minutes. 2. **Convert Minutes to Seconds**: ...
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