The speed of light in a vacuum is 2.998×10⁸ m/s. What is this speed given in cm/min?

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To convert the speed of light from meters per second to centimeters per minute, multiply by 100 (to convert meters to centimeters) and by 60 (to convert seconds to minutes). Thus, $2.998 \times 10^{8} \, \text{m/s} = 2.998 \times 10^{8} \times 100 \, \text{cm/s} = 2.998 \times 10^{10} \, \text{cm/s}$. Then, $2.998 \times 10^{10} \, \text{cm/s} \times 60 \, \text{s/min} = 1.799 \times 10^{12} \, \text{cm/min}$.

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