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A climber is standing at the top of Mount Kilimanjaro, approximately 3.7 mi above sea level. Earth has a radius of 3959 mi.

What is the climber's distance to the horizon?

Enter your answer as a decimal in the box. Round only your final answer to the nearest tenth.

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Answer: The answer is 171.2 Miles

Step-by-step explanation: You can easily find a "Horizon finder" online. It helps for harder equations like this.

Also I just realized that you put 171.20. When a question asks for a nearest tenth, only put the first digit of the decimal.

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