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The metre is defined as the distance travelled by light in 1/299792458sec.Why didn't people choose some easier no. such as 1/300,000,000sec?Why not 1sec?

The metre is defined as the distance travelled by light in 1/299792458sec.Why didn't people choose some easier no. such as 1/300,000,000sec?Why not 1sec?

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Saurabh Koranglekar
askIITians Faculty 10335 Points
3 years ago
Dear student

The answer is because that is the actual speed of sound

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