(II) How long would it take a message sent as radio waves

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(II) How long would it take a message sent as radio waves from Earth to reach Mars when Mars is (a) nearest Earth. (b) farthest from Earth? Assume that Mars and Earth are in the same plane and that their orbits around the Sun are circles (Mars is * 230 X 106 km from the Sun).

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QUESTION:

Problem 13P

(II) How long would it take a message sent as radio waves from Earth to reach Mars when Mars is (a) nearest Earth. (b) farthest from Earth? Assume that Mars and Earth are in the same plane and that their orbits around the Sun are circles (Mars is * 230 X 106 km from the Sun).

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Both mars and earth revolve around the sun. The

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