Problem 47053. Deduce Equations for Simplified Interstellar Doppler Effect ✨

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R2-D2 boards a spacecraft bound to a galaxy far, far away, but is always in contact with C-3PO, also, each one replies, as and when a message is received. R2-D2 started a conversation just after travelling a light-year. If there are total <span style="block-size: auto; display: inline; margin-block-end: 0px; margin-block-start: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-inline-end: 0px; margin-inline-start: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; perspective-origin: 0px 0px; transform-origin: 0px 0px; ">n<span style="block-size: auto; display: inline; margin-block-end: 0px; margin-block-start: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-inline-end: 0px; margin-inline-start: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; perspective-origin: 0px 0px; transform-origin: 0px 0px; "> messages in the conversation, what is the distance between the friends, just after R2-D2 said <span style="block-size: auto; display: inline; margin-block-end: 0px; margin-block-start: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-inline-end: 0px; margin-inline-start: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; perspective-origin: 0px 0px; transform-origin: 0px 0px; ">goodbye<span style="block-size: auto; display: inline; 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