The captain orders his starship to accelerate from rest at a rate of "1 g" (1 g = 9.8 m/s2). How many days does it take the starship to reach 10% the speed of light? (Light travels at 3.0 × 108 m/s.)
a. 5 days
b. 11 days
c. 14 days
d. 28 days
e. 35 days
35 days
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