the mean distance of a moon from a planet is 2.73*10^5 miles. Assuming that the orbit of the moon around the planet is circular and that 1 revolution takes 21.4 days (1 day is 26 hours ), find the linear speed of the moon. express the answer in MPH. (Do not round until the final answer. Then round to the nearest integer as needed)

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the mean distance of a moon from a planet is 2.73*10^5 miles. Assuming that the orbit of the moon around the planet is circular and that 1 revolution takes 21.4 days (1 day is 26 hours ), find the linear speed of the moon. express the answer in MPH. (Do not round until the final answer. Then round to the nearest integer as needed)

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