If the Hubble Constant Were Equal to 50 Km/s/Mpc,what Would

question 49

Essay

If the Hubble constant were equal to 50 km/s/Mpc,what would the approximate age of the universe (the Hubble time)be,assuming that the expansion rate has stayed approximately constant over time? Note that 1 Mpc = 3.1 × 10¹⁹ km and 1 year = 3.17 × 10⁷ s.

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