If we assume that a spaceship could accelerate from rest up to 1% of the speed of light at a constant rate of 9.81 m/s², how many times would the spaceship travel the distance between Earth and the sun ? A) 3000 times B) 3 times C) 3 million times D) 30 times E) 300 times

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The distance between Earth and the Sun is approximately 149.6 million kilometers. At 1% of the speed of light (about 3,000 km/s), the spaceship would travel approximately 3 million km in 1,000 seconds. Thus, it would cover the Earth-Sun distance about 3 times.

If We Assume That a Spaceship Could Accelerate from Rest