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A laser beam takes 24 ms to travel from a rocket to the reflective surface of a planet and back to the rocket. how far is the rocket from this planet's surface?
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A laser beam takes 24 ms to travel from a rocket to the reflective surface of a planet and back to the rocket. how far is the rocket from this planet's surface?

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Answer:

3600 km

Step-by-step explanation:

The light travels 2 times the distance (there and back)

speed of light = 3 x 10^8 m/s 24 ms = .024 s

3 x 10^8 m/s * .024 s = 2 d

d = 3 600 000 meters 3600 km

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