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A carbon dioxide laser with wavelength 10.6 µm is designed to output a beam with diameter...

A carbon dioxide laser with wavelength 10.6 µm is designed to output a beam with diameter 8.3 cm. Estimate the size of this beam in km after it has traveled 3.80 × 105 km to the moon.

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