Fundamentals Of Physics
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Chapter 40, Problem 68P
To determine
To calculate:
(a) the predicted value of the time taken by the go-and-return laser pulse from the Earth to the Moon.
(b) the uncertainty in time for the go-and-return pulse to travel.
(c) the angular divergence of the laser beam on the Moon.
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