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

A

`9.46xx10^(15)m`

B

`1.496xx10^(11)m`

C

`3xx10^(8)m`

D

`3.08xx10^(16)m`

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