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Dec 9 2013 02:45pm
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A meteorologist for a TV station is using radar to determine the distance to a cloud. He notes that a time of 0.27ms elapses between the sending and the return of a radar pulse.

How far away is the cloud?
Express your answer using two significant figures.

This post was edited by Stolem on Dec 9 2013 02:46pm
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Dec 9 2013 03:08pm
(3*10^8)*.00027=81000 meters

81000/2 = 40500 meters
40.5km as maximum
41km

This post was edited by saber_x3 on Dec 9 2013 03:09pm
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