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The distance that a person can see to the horizon on a clear day from a point above the surface of Earth varies directly as the square root of the height at that point. If a person 64 m above the surface
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The distance that a person can see to the horizon on a clear day from a point above the surface of Earth varies directly

as the square root of the height at that point. If a person 64 m above the surface of Earth can see 12 km to the
horizon, how far can a person see to the horizon from a point 16 m above the surface?

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Answer:900 m ( 0.9 km)Explanation:from the question we have the followingfirst person's height (h) = 100 m above the earths

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