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Astronomical Unit of earth to sun is @ 1.50 x 10^8 km.

Speed of light is about 3.0 x 10^8 m/s.

Express the speed of light in terms of (AU) per minute.

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Speed of light= 3 x 10 ^ 8 m/s
=3 x 10 ^ 8 x 60 /1000 =1.8 x ...

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