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nautica902

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According to the Hubble law, where H = 17 km/s/106 lightyears, what is the velocity of recession of a quasar at a distance of 2 billion lightyears from Earth?
 a. 0.75 c
  b. 0.33 c
  c. 0.55 c
  d. 0.11 c
  e. 0.93 c

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If it is 10:00 A.M. EST in Washington, D.C., what is the time in Denver, Colorado, the longitude of which is 30 more westerly?
 a. 12 noon MST
  b. 8:00 A.M. MST
  c. 10:00 A.M. MST
  d. 9:00 A.M. MST


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Reply #1 on: Jul 28, 2018
Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

b


nautica902

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Reply 2 on: Jul 28, 2018
Excellent

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