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It takes 6 minutes for the signal sent by an artificial satellite orbiting around the earth to reach the ground station . Calculate the distance of the artificial satellite from the ground station . The signal travels at a speed of the light that is 3×10 raised to 8 m/s

Speed = 3×108 m/sTime taken by the signal to reach the earth is 6 min = 60×6 = 360 sSpeed = distance timedistance =speed ×time  = 3×108×360  = 1080×108 m

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Time - 6 minutes = 360s.

Speed - 3*108 m/s

Distance = Speed * Time

= 3*108 * 360

= 1080*108m

= 10,80,00,000 Km

The distance of artificial satellite from the ground station is 10,80,00,000 Km.

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