Texas Instruments TI-83 Plus Software Manual page 40

Section 4: Units & Conversions
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Calculate the distance light travels in one year (cont.)
To Do This
9. Convert 1 year to seconds.
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Note: Values are automatically displayed
in scientific notation when you press
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10. Export the number of seconds in a
year to the home screen.
11. Return to the home screen and
evaluate the expression to determine
the number of meters that light
travels in a light-year.
Note: The TI
and very small numbers in scientific
notation, even if the display setting is
Normal.
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