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Calculate the time taken by light to travel 1 astronomical unit (au `=1.5xx10^(11)` m)

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Time taken `=("Distance")/("Velocity")=(1.5xx10^(11) m)/(3.0xx10^(8) ms^(-1))=500 s` (8.3 minutes)
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