Essential University Physics
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Author: Wolfson, Richard
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Chapter 2, Problem 14E
The Voyager 1 spacecraft is expected to continue broadcasting data until at least 2020, when it will be some 14 billion miles from Earth. How long will it take Voyager’s radio signals, traveling at the
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