Hello
I was trying to answer question 1.7 and when I looked in the solution manual I saw that it put the speed of light constant to be 2.998*10^8, however in class we were using the rounded 3.00*10^8 so I was wondering which one we should use in calculations? Thanks.
Value of speed of light [ENDORSED]
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Re: Value of speed of light
I believe we're supposed to use 3x10^8 m/s. On exams/tests we'll be given a sheet with all the important constants included, so don't stress too much about it.
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Re: Value of speed of light
I know the questions would not be correlated with one another, but wouldn't using different values make your results inconsistent?
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