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\n" ); document.write( ": Find the Approximate value for the rate at which the moon orbits the earth. Assume that the moon's orbit is circular. The average distance between the earth and the moon is 382,000,000 meters. \n" ); document.write( "

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Radius =3.82E8
\n" ); document.write( "Circumference= 2(pi)(3.82E8)
\n" ); document.write( "Assuming the moon circles the earth every 28 days
\n" ); document.write( "Rate = [2(pi)3.82E8]/28 meters/day
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