If a star were 2 light years away, how far is it?
2 trillion kilometers
11.76 trillion kilometers
18.92 trillion kilometers
18.92 kilometers

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Answer: 18.92 trillion kilometers

Explanation:

One light year is the distance traveled at the speed of light in one year.

Speed of light in vacuum = [tex]3\times 10^8m/s[/tex]

Thus distance traveled by light in one year = [tex]3\times 10^8\times 60\times 60\times 24\times 365=9.46\times 10^15m[/tex]

Hence, distance traveled in two years =[tex]2\times 9.46\times 10^15=1.89\times 10^{16}m=18.92\times 10^{12}km=18.92 trillionkm[/tex]

(1km=1000m)  [tex](1trillion=10^{12})[/tex]