Solve Potential Energy & Radiated Power of Sun: Help Needed

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hobobobo said:
Well I did the lifetime = (energy) / (rate [energy/time] at which sun emits energy) which I got 8.55x10^14 which is a really really big number, that number is bigger than a trillion lol.

What are the units on that? Seconds aren't they? How many years?
 
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hobobobo said:
Well I did the lifetime = (energy) / (rate [energy/time] at which sun emits energy) which I got 8.55x10^14 which is a really really big number, that number is bigger than a trillion lol.

Remember the units that is in though.

EDIT: damn beaten to it.
 
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oh >_> haha yea I'm in a hurry and I keep forgetting to look at the units lol thanks a lot you guys, you guys are a big help.
 

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