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Radio signals travel at a rate of $\"3x10%5E8\"$ meters per second. How many seconds will it take for a radio signal to travel from a satellite to the surface of the Earth if the satellite is orbiting at a height of $\"3.6x10%5E7\"$ meters?
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\n" ); document.write( "d = rt
\n" ); document.write( "t = d/r = 3.6E7/3E8
\n" ); document.write( "t = 1.2E-1 = 0.12 seconds. \n" ); document.write( "

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