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Chapter 28 Problem 56P

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Problem 56P

A spy camera is said to be able to read the numbers on a car's license plate. Tf the numbers on the plate are 5.0 cm apart, and the spy satellite is at an altitude of 160 km, what must be the diameter of the camera's aperture? (Assume light with a wavelength of 550 nm.)

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The first step in solving 28 problem number 68 trying to solve the problem we have to refer to the textbook question: Problem 56PA spy camera is said to be able to read the numbers on a car's license plate. Tf the numbers on the plate are 5.0 cm apart, and the spy satellite is at an altitude of 160 km, what must be the diameter of the camera's aperture? (Assume light with a wavelength of 550 nm.)
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Title Physics with MasteringPhysics 4 
Author James S. Walker
ISBN 9780321541635

A spy camera is said to be able to read the numbers on a

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