during an experiment , a signal from a space ship reached the ground station in five mins . what was the distance of the spaceship from the ground station? the signal travels at the speed of light , that is ,3×10s ms-1
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Time taken for the signal to the ground station
= 5 minutes
= 5× 60 seconds
= 300 s
Speed of signal = 3 × 10^8 m/s
Distance = speed × time
= 3 × 10^8 × 300
= 900 × 10^8 m= 9× 10^10 m
= 9 × 10^7 km
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