College Physics (10th Edition)
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Author: Hugh D. Young, Philip W. Adams, Raymond Joseph Chastain
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Chapter 1, Problem 6P
How many nanoseconds does it take light to travel 1.00 ft in vacuum? (This result is a useful quantity to remember.).
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