Physical Science

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ISBN: 9781259601972

Author: Tillery

Publisher: MCG

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Chapter 16, Problem 15PEB

How far away is the Moon at apogee if a reflected beam of light takes 2.70 seconds to travel from Earth to the Moon and back?

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