Question

How many hours are required for a radio signal from a space probe near the dwarf planet Pluto, 6.00 x 10 (to the 9th) km away, to reach Earth? Assume that the radio signal travels at the speed of light, 3.00 10 (to the 8th) m/s.

Jan 23, 2011

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