SOLUTION: radio waves travel at the same speed as light, approximately 3.0x 10^8 meters per second.Find the time required for the radio wave to travel from mission control in Houston to N

Question 945117: radio waves travel at the same speed as light, approximately 3.0x 10^8 meters per second.Find the time required for the radio wave to travel from mission control in Houston to NASA astronauts on the surface of the moon 3.84 x 10^8 meters away
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
radio waves travel at the same speed as light, approximately 3.0x 10^8 meters per second.
Find the time required for the radio wave to travel from mission control in Houston to NASA astronauts on the surface of the moon 3.84 x 10^8 meters away
:
= = 1.28 seconds
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