When flight controllers on Earth spoke to Apollo astronauts on the Moon, there was a noticeable time delay in the communications How long does it take a radio signal to travel to the Moon and back?
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A: We can verify this by writing the four Maxwell's equation.
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A: This is a question from the signal processing, its answer will be given in the main answer section.
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A: Here, we use the speed of light to get the error in time.
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A: Solution: Given Values, Wavelength(λ)=200 m
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