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Astronomical unit (AU) is the distance betweene arth and the sun, 1 AU is equal to

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`9.46 xx 10^(15)` m

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`1.496 xx 10^(11)` m

C

`3 xx 10^(10)` m

D

`3 xx 10^(16)` m .

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