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Mariner Satellite

Audience

Educators

Grade Levels

Grades 9-12

Subject

Mathematics, Space Science, Trigonometry, Missions to Planets and Moons

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Lesson Plans / Activities, Websites

This problem set from Exploring Space Through Math calls for students to use precalculus skills to investigate the communication lag time between Earth and Mars. Students apply trigonometric functions; graph a sine curve; and determine the domain and range of functions.
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