Light travels in a vacuum at a speed of 3.00 × 108 m s-1 .(a) Convert this speed to miles per second.(b) Express this speed in furlongs per fortnight, a littleused unit of speed. (A furlong, a distance used in horse racing, is 660 ft; a fortnight is exactly 2 weeks.)

Light travels in a vacuum at a speed of 3.00 × 108 m s-1 .(a) Convert this speed to miles per second.(b) Express this speed in furlongs per fortnight, a littleused unit of speed. (A furlong, a distance used in horse racing, is 660 ft; a fortnight is exactly 2 weeks.)

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Light travels in a vacuum at a speed of 3.00 × 10⁸m s^-1.
(a) Convert this speed to miles per second.
(b) Express this speed in furlongs per fortnight, a littleused unit of speed. (A furlong, a distance used in horse racing, is 660 ft; a fortnight is exactly 2 weeks.)

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