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How far is the Moon from the Earth if a laser is shot from the Earth, reflected

ID: 294799 • Letter: H

Question

How far is the Moon from the Earth if a laser is shot from the Earth, reflected from a mirror left on the lunar surface, and received back on Earth 2.6 seconds later? Use 186,000 miles/sec for the speed of light. How far is the Moon from the Earth if a laser is shot from the Earth, reflected from a mirror left on the lunar surface, and received back on Earth 2.6 seconds later? Use 186,000 miles/sec for the speed of light. How far is the Moon from the Earth if a laser is shot from the Earth, reflected from a mirror left on the lunar surface, and received back on Earth 2.6 seconds later? Use 186,000 miles/sec for the speed of light.

Explanation / Answer

According to data , speed of light is 186000miles per second

If there is a mirror in lunar surface then the light comes from it and reaches in earth in 2.6 second

So the distance= velocity of light x time = 186000 x 2.6= 483600 miles

So the distance between moon and earth is 483600 miles

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