How far does a beam of light travel through space in one 365-day year? (c = 3.0 × 10⁸ m/s) A)80 × 10¹² m B)95 × 10¹⁴ m C)30 × 10⁸ m D)20 × 10¹⁵ m E)36 × 10¹⁶ m

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The speed of light is 3.0 × 10^8 m/s, and there are 365 days in a year. So, the distance traveled by a beam of light in one year is:distance = speed × timedistance = (3.0 × 10^8 m/s) × (365 days)distance = (3.0 × 10^8 m/s) × (365 days × 24 hours/day × 60 minutes/hour × 60 seconds/minute)distance = 9.5 × 10^14 mTherefore, the correct answer is B) 95 × 10^14 m.

How Far Does a Beam of Light Travel Through Space