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with the satellite directly overhead, how far above the surface of earth does the satellite need to be so it provides the maximum coverage of its signal?​

User Shayan
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Answer:

d=2034.7

Explanation:


d=\sqrt{(4500)^(2)+(3958.8)^(2) } -3958.8\\d=2034.7

We calculate the point from the center of the earth to the satellite and because we have the radius we can subtract it getting the distance from the satellite to the earth.

User Alberto Schiabel
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Answer:

2,034.7 miles above the earth.

Explanation:

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