Radio signals travel at a rate of 3 x 10^8 meters per second. how many seconds would it take for a radio signal to travel from a satellite to the surface of earth if the satellite is orbiting at a height of 9.6 x 10^6 meters? (hint: time is distance divided by speed)

a. 3.2 x 10^2 seconds
b. 3.2 x 10^-2 seconds
c. 3.13 x 10^1 seconds
d. 2.88 x 10^15 seconds

B. 3.2 x 10^-2 seconds

Step-by-step explanation:

b. 6

step-by-step explanation:

we are given the table representing an exponential function.

we can see from the table that, as x is increasing, the value of y is increasing in the power of 6.

i.e. the following relation is obtained,

x = 1, y = 6

x = 2, y = 36 =

x = 3, y = 216 =

x = 4, y = 1296 =

x = 5, y = 7776 =

so, the geometric series obtained is .

thus, the common ratio is given by = = 6.

hence, the common ratio is 6.