A LASER is a source of very intense, monochromatic, and unidirectional beam of light. These properties of a laser light can be exploited to measure long distances. The distance of the Moon from the Earth has been already determined very precisely using a laser as a source of light. A laser light beamed at the Moon takes 2.56 s to return after reflection at the Moonís surface. How much is the radius of the lunar orbit around the Earth ?
NCERT Solutions for Class 11 Physics Part 1 Chapter 2 Exercise 29
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the radius of the lunar orbit is equal to the distance of the moon from the earth.therefore,
r = c*t/2
here c = 3×10 raise to power 8
t = 2.56 s
therefore r = 3.84×10 raise to power 8 meter
r = c*t/2
here c = 3×10 raise to power 8
t = 2.56 s
therefore r = 3.84×10 raise to power 8 meter
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Time taken by the laser beam to return to Earth after reflection from the Moon = 2.56 s
Speed of light = 3 × 108 m/s
Time taken by the laser beam to reach Moon
=1/2 × 2.56 = 1.28 s
Radius of the lunar orbit
= Distance between the Earth and the Moon
= 1.28 × 3 × 108 = 3.84 × 108 m
= 3.84 × 105 km
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