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The ocean is not flat, since the earth is curved. How many meters lower will its surface be 25.0 km from the ship along a horizontal line parallel to the surface at the ship
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The ocean is not flat, since the earth is curved. How many meters lower will its surface be 25.0 km from the ship along a horizontal line parallel to the surface at the ship

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The ocean is not flat, because the Earth is curved. Assume that the radius of the Earth is 6.37×103 km .
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