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If a person's eye level is h meters above sea d level and he can see kilometers to the horizon, then d= 3.57 h. Suppose the person's eye level is 10.24 meters above sea level. How far can he see to the horizon

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Answer: 36.56 km

Explanation:

If the eye level is h meters above the sea level

The person can see up to d kilometer horizontally

The relation between d and h is


\Rightarrow d=3.57 h

For h=10.24 m, d is


\Rightarrow d=3.57* 10.24=36.556\ km

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