Question

The diameter of Earth is about 8000 miles. Alan Shepard flew around the world at a height of about 100 miles. What was the distance he could see to Earth's horizon?

Answer 1

Hello there.

The diameter of Earth is about 8000 miles. Alan Shepard flew around the world at a height of about 100 miles. What was the distance he could see to Earth's horizon?

2^10.

Answer 2

For the answer to the question above asking what was the distance he could see to Earth's horizon?
The closest answer would be 2^10.
But if you like the exact answer the nit would be 2.4564560522315^10
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