Elliptical, as shown by most projections
That's a velocity.
It has a speed and the direction of the speed.
Answer:
It is because the room is occupied with stuffs.
Explanation:
In a well furnished room there are things
like bed, cupboard, wardrobe and other stuffs, So they act as absorbing materials.
They absorb sound and do not give a chance to resounds.
Answer:
The total time is
.
Explanation:
Given:
The distance between Galactic Capitol and Earth is, 
The speed of light is, 
The time taken by the message to reach and come back to Earth is given by

In addition they take 1 year to decide to reply.
Thus, the total time is
.
To balance an equation, you do whatever you did on one side, on the other side. If you subtract, then you subtract on the other side. If you multiply, you multiply on the other side, etc...