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Three moons are in the same circular orbit around a planet. The moons are each 98,000 kilometers from the surface of the planet, located at points A, B, and C. The planet is 12,000 kilometers in diameter and m∠ABC=90°. How far is point A from point C?

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The distance between points A and C is 275000 kilometers

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