Question

A jet is circling an airport control tower at a distance of 15.8 km. An observer in the tower watches the jet cross in front of the moon. As seen from the tower, the moon subtends an angle of 9.21x10-3 radians. Find the distance traveled (in meters) by the jet as the observer watches the nose of the jet cross from one side of the moon to the other.

Answer 1

The Distance traveled (in meters) by the jet as the observer watches the nose of the jet cross from one side of the moon to the other.

=145.5m

Step-by-step explanation:

The radius of the circling jet r = 15.8km = 15.8*10^3 m

the angle subtended by moon

θ = 9.21*10^-3 rad

Therefore, the distance traveled by jet is

s = rθ

= (15.8*10^3 m)(9.21*10^-3 )

= (15,800)(0.00921)

=145.5m