Chapter 6: Q7E (page 1435)
How many years older will you be 1.00 gigasecond from now? (Assume a 365-day year.)
Short Answer
You will be 31.7097 years old from now at 1 giga second.
Chapter 6: Q7E (page 1435)
How many years older will you be 1.00 gigasecond from now? (Assume a 365-day year.)
You will be 31.7097 years old from now at 1 giga second.
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