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

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