document.write( "Question 100080: Radio signals travel at a rate of 3.0x10^8 meters per second. How many seconds will it take for a radio signals to travel from a satellite to the surface of the Earth if the satellite is orbiting at a height of 1.38x10^8?\r
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Radio signals travel at a rate of 3.0x10^8 meters per second. How many seconds will it take for a radio signals to travel from a satellite to the surface of the Earth if the satellite is orbiting at a height of 1.38x10^8?
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\n" ); document.write( "Time = $\"%281.38%2810%5E8%29%29%2F%283.0%2810%5E8%29%29\"$ = $\"1.38%2F3\"$ = .46 seconds
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