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An engineer tests a prototype solar-powered micro-UAV. The micro-UAV has a rectangular photovoltaic solar panel integrated into its wing, as shown in the diagram below.

Schematic diagram of a micro-UAV wing with an integrated rectangular solar panel of length 15 cm and width 12 cm.

Each second, 0.45 J of light energy reaches 1 cm2 of the solar panel.

Calculate the total amount of energy reaching the entire solar panel in 1 second.

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