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It Can Be Shown That the Approximate Age of the Universe

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It can be shown that the approximate age of the universe is 1/H1 / H , where HH is the Hubble constant Taking H=20km/sMlyH = 20 \frac { \mathrm { km } / \mathrm { s } } { \mathrm { Mly } } , estimate the age of the universe, in years. (1 ly =9.46×1015 m) \left. = 9.46 \times 10^{15} \mathrm {~m} \right)


A) 15 billion years
B) 15 million years
C) 15 thousand years
D) 50 billion years

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