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ISBN: 9780134159386

Author: Dale Ewen, Neill Schurter, Erik Gundersen

Publisher: PEARSON

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Chapter 20.2, Problem 16P

Preparing for reentry, astronauts use radar to determine the distance back to the earth. What is their altitude if it takes 0.330 s for the radar wave to travel to the earth and return?

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